Looking for advice...
DD played for a local "travel" team, got good experience, but was just about the best on the team and not all girls/parents were as dedicated - they didn't work much outside of practice. She has to move up into 11u while most of the team stays down. She has a lot of skills work to improve on, but plays her position well and is a good hitter. Do we have her try out for the bigs where she'll probably be at the bottom of the lineup? Or do we try to find another team that's possibly one step up from her last where she'll again be one of the top 4? I've heard it both ways...some people say they'd rather sit the bench on a top 5 state team and some say build confidence by playing for a lesser team who plays C/B tournaments.
TIA
DD played for a local "travel" team, got good experience, but was just about the best on the team and not all girls/parents were as dedicated - they didn't work much outside of practice. She has to move up into 11u while most of the team stays down. She has a lot of skills work to improve on, but plays her position well and is a good hitter. Do we have her try out for the bigs where she'll probably be at the bottom of the lineup? Or do we try to find another team that's possibly one step up from her last where she'll again be one of the top 4? I've heard it both ways...some people say they'd rather sit the bench on a top 5 state team and some say build confidence by playing for a lesser team who plays C/B tournaments.
TIA