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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like a lot of variables have to fall into place for the experience to be worth the commitment - roster size, coach, skill of players, etc. Do you think starting younger 10U is beneficial or is waiting ok too? DS is an athletic kid and excels at a variety of sports…not sure we are ready to commit to baseball 24/7 at this point, but also feel somewhat forced into it if he wants to succeed long-term (all-stars, high school, etc.). Not trying to raise an MLB star by any means, but want a happy kiddo who can do what he loves and have fun doing it. [/quote]

He will more than likely start to fall behind (at least in the short term) if he doesn’t move to travel soon.  In my kids’ LL, any kid who made the all star team at 12U also played travel. It depends how much that matters to him and to you? However- that is only in the short term. Plenty of kids do still move to travel at 12-13 and progress very quickly (while some of the young “stars” fall behind at that age)- puberty is the giant X factor. A big athletic kid who hits puberty early will have a much easier time moving to travel at older ages…for a small kid who hasn’t hit puberty yet, it is better to be “in” with a travel team earlier as most teams will be looking for big kids.  Hate to put it that way, but it is generally what I have seen. Opinions will vary but that has been my experience watching my sons (both teens who play) and the kids in their age group. [/quote]

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