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You mean there are parents out there who could afford the cost of two travel teams? I'm lucky to afford one!!
Why would you take the chance of buring your DD out with that much obligation. Let her be a kid...they grow up so fast as it is!
Well........
There are ways to play for two teams, and probably do it legally.
Let's take the case of a travel team that only plays on weekends. Weekdays are reserved for rest, with a single practice mid-week.
DD could be asked to play on a school team that primarily works the weekday double-header circuit. The team plays in a few weekend tournaments, but the understanding is that DD is not available on weekends - that is travel time.
The weekday games are not sanctioned, but rather league games organized to give these school teams an outlet for competition. Since there is no sanction, then DD is never on a roster, so no conflict.
Is it too much?
Our travel team will book between 60 and 70 tournament games this summer, not counting our winter tournament and a few scrimmages that we have played. An additional 16-20 weekday games during the summer, plus around 20 school-ball games would put DD up around that magic number of 100+ games that I keep hearing these powerhouse California teams play.
Granted, the competition would not be the same level, but there is power in repetition.
Frankly, I don't advocate that many games - school ball + travel ball seems enough for me. But if someone wants to go the extra mile (and it needs to be DD, not me) then the opportunity is there.
It could also disenchant some of the other team members that are putting their full efforts into one of the teams. This can cause disharmony issues it not handle correctly.