by Iluvblue » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:06 pm
That is not what Im saying at all. Each team has their own set of circumstances and each coach needs to do what is right for THEIR team. For us, and especially in my case, my coaching staff will be on the road for 17 straight days this Summer, so I am in no hurry to travel with our 14u team.
If we had a top dominant pitcher, then we would need to venture out a little more to see where we stand.
IMO, going to Vegas for a 12u team is fine... but that would be about it for me, except maybe 1 additional trip down south before nationals... and that would be it for me. I also have my finger on the pulse of the team, I wouldn't need to go to Vegas to find out if we could compete, id already know if we could, and if we could, id go. But if I knew we were going to get it handed to us, I would not take may parents to vegas to get whipped by all but the weakest of the weak. id stay home and play against teams we were better suited to play, without making my parents spend 5-800 dollars to go find out what I already know.
In any event, what works for us, might not work for others, and what works for others, might not work for us. but it is certainly not 5 fingers place to say what we should or shouldn't be doing.