Anonymous wrote:my son tried out for a local travel team. one of the parents there said a lot of the kids he recognized from other try outs. Apparently this spring season there was a lot of movement from teams to other teams.Many that tried out had other teams but came just for back up
Same story in Maryland. This spring it seemed as if fewer teams held open tryouts, some invite only.
Best strategy is to look for a team in the fall and play with that team through winter season (around breaks for school ball).