This is a subject we've talked about at home for a while now. We learned from experience that players have to look for the best situation for their own sake. We've had teams we very happy with fall apart due to a variety of reasons, leaving us in a lurch. We have learned to keep our options open. So we told our dd to watch other teams at tournaments to see if there were any that impressed her. We waited until we were sure what our dd wanted to do, then last week I started to collect as much info on teams and tryouts as I could. After our dd supplied a list of teams she was interested in, and we as parents suggested organizations we thought she would be interested in as well. And discussions have ensued. There are other teams that will come to the fore over the next few weeks as well.
One of the things that I keep in mind is a couple years ago, when we were constantly assured by the organization dd was with, that they were very pleased with dd and wanted to keep her. So we ignored the tryouts. Low and behold, the team decided "to go in a different direction, except all the scheduled tryouts were completed by then. One team, the Marion Diamonds, needed a pitcher, so our dd had a personal tryout in September. The coaches were gentlemen and were very kind to our dd. As a pitcher who was just completing her first year as a travel ball hurler, she wasn't what they needed, but said if they had seen her during the initial tryouts, they would have offered her a spot as a 2nd or 3rd pitcher because of her potential and hitting ability. I apologize for this opus, but ID the teams and coaches that interest you and get there early in the tryout season.
