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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Different coaches have different philosophies, and I wish we'd thought to ask before we joined our DDs team.  She's playing at the B level and the coaches still bat and play everyone equally, even the pitchers (who are clearly not equal...and key to winning games).  It's a lovely sentiment that as kids they're still developing and all should play.  But it's pretty frustrating to be a travel team run like a rec league, where everyone takes a turn at the outfield and sitting, for example.  Winning isn't everything, but if we're paying a bunch of money and driving to tournaments it'd be nice for the kids to have a chance to win.[/quote]

Yeah, unfortunately, you usually have to learn this lesson the hard way.

For 10U or 12u, its always a good idea to ask things like:

- what is your lineup strategy for tournaments?  Does it differ between pool play and elimination day?
- what is your philosophy on defensive placement?  Will girls focus on one or two position areas (essentially, are there going to be pods of girls (OF, Mid IFs, Corner IF, and Catcher) or do girls get more opportunities to try new positions?  There are different approaches and they all have their merits, but its good to know.
- Depth chart on the team.  For example, if DD is a catcher, I want to know how many other catchers are on the team, and where she falls on the depth chart.  We've actually been on a baseball team for DS that produces a depth chart (and updates it throughout the year)

But if your DD really does love the sport, try to find the right fit of a team.  Going back to rec is probably not the best answer.  Finding a team more focused on development of all 12/13 girls is probably the answer.  But also accepting the fact that if she doesn't produce much at the plate, these tournament games may only allow her 2-3 ABs each day.  That time camp is tough when you're batting the whole lineup[/quote]

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