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[quote=Anonymous]I'm looking for some advice/tips. DD played a travel sport for years until recently.  She's fallen out of love with it and wants to try another sport, maybe softball.

Unfortunately, her parents are clueless about the softball scene. What I'm finding, though, is that there doesn't seem to be a clear path for her to "break into" softball. There don't seem to be rec programs for girls her age (rising 10th). I'd honestly like her to try out for travel if/when she's ready, but she only has a little softball experience (1 pre-COVID season in MS).  She did pretty well then, and is overall a fairly athletic kid in most ways. I think she could pick up the basics quickly in the right environment. My hope is that she'll at least be able to confidently try out for her HS team.

We live in the District, and there don't really seem to be many options at all--even for private coaching--nearby. We'll travel a little, but Gaithersburg (where there seem to be more coaching options) seems like more than we can manage a few times/week. And I'm not really finding many travel teams near here--at least not ones that seem to have B & C teams, if she'd be able to make one of those.

Given all this, does anyone have any thoughts on how to help her get up to speed and onto a team as quickly as possible so she has a few years to play before she graduates?

TIA! [/quote]

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