Island Girl moving to San Diego area

[Love the game]

hello,
teams to contact that are good 2001 teams.

firecrackers 01
A's 01 Mercado
batbuster 01
power surge

these are the top teams and some may be looking for players. becareful who you join there are a ton of teams and most are not the best. May only hold your daughter back. If your looking for your daughter to get better make sure you go watch the teams you are looking at while they play in friendlies, and make sue its a fit for you daughter. There are very good 01 teams so don't let a bad 2000 team get her and hold her back.

[joaquinjunior]

so does that mean that Mystic 00 are No good?, we'd hate to hold anybody back...

[ontheblack]

I agree with Fredegar. Don't discount San Diego rec leagues plus the all-star season for 12U.

Softball is popular and competitive in SoCal. San Diego county has over 20 times the population of Maui, so there is some good competition in rec at 12U.

At the bottom of the linked page is a listing with links to the 21 leagues in south San Diego and the 17 leagues in north San Diego. They are not all equal, but most are good and some are very very good and do well at state and national allstars

http://www.socal-asa.org/index.php?ct=jo_rec_links

Please stop! None of these All Star rec teams are anywhere close to the caliber of the TB teams mentioned here.

[Fredegar]

I agree with Fredegar. Don't discount San Diego rec leagues plus the all-star season for 12U.

Softball is popular and competitive in SoCal. San Diego county has over 20 times the population of Maui, so there is some good competition in rec at 12U.

At the bottom of the linked page is a listing with links to the 21 leagues in south San Diego and the 17 leagues in north San Diego. They are not all equal, but most are good and some are very very good and do well at state and national allstars

http://www.socal-asa.org/index.php?ct=jo_rec_links

Please stop! None of these All Star rec teams are anywhere close to the caliber of the TB teams mentioned here.

Seriously, OTB? I'm sure you don't intend for everyone to stop giving advice that doesn't match yours.

No one is suggesting that Rec is the same caliber as TB -- although we've all faced some bad TB teams. We're just suggesting that a first-year 12U player, moving into SoCal, might benefit from playing in her own community, and getting a chance to meet local kids from her school. Especially considering that many talented kids in SoCal stay in Rec thru first-year 12U. Since none of us have seen her play, let's not be so quick to limit her options.

[ontheblack]

I agree with Fredegar. Don't discount San Diego rec leagues plus the all-star season for 12U.

Softball is popular and competitive in SoCal. San Diego county has over 20 times the population of Maui, so there is some good competition in rec at 12U.

At the bottom of the linked page is a listing with links to the 21 leagues in south San Diego and the 17 leagues in north San Diego. They are not all equal, but most are good and some are very very good and do well at state and national allstars

http://www.socal-asa.org/index.php?ct=jo_rec_links

Please stop! None of these All Star rec teams are anywhere close to the caliber of the TB teams mentioned here.

Seriously, OTB? I'm sure you don't intend for everyone to stop giving advice that doesn't match yours.

No one is suggesting that Rec is the same caliber as TB -- although we've all faced some bad TB teams. We're just suggesting that a first-year 12U player, moving into SoCal, might benefit from playing in her own community, and getting a chance to meet local kids from her school. Especially considering that many talented kids in SoCal stay in Rec thru first-year 12U. Since none of us have seen her play, let's not be so quick to limit her options.

Did you read the post? The kid has played TB for 2 years, is 5'5 and is fast. Assuming that is true, Rec would be a waste, and thus, not the best advice.

Have you seen many 12u rec teams in San Diego this year?

Not to mention that rec season is almost over. She would have to wait to play Fall ball.

[Fredegar]

Did you read the post? The kid has played TB for 2 years, is 5'5 and is fast. Assuming that is true, Rec would be a waste, and thus, not the best advice.

Have you seen many 12u rec teams in San Diego this year?

Not to mention that rec season is almost over. She would have to wait to play Fall ball.

Yes, I read the post. In January. When it was posted. And suggested looking into Rec teams at that time: before Rec started, but after many TB teams had tryouts.

So she played TB for 2 years in Maui. But unless you've seen her play, and compared her to SoCal players, it's a bit presumptuous to say Rec would be a waste. Besides, even if she is truly a stud, playing 12U in her community would still be a great way for her to meet people and make friends from school. The alternative is driving 30mins to 1hr to TB practices several times a week and driving to the OC for Sunday friendlies. Even if she's ready for TB, it can wait till second-year 12U, after she's gotten used to the area. And playing in Rec would give her family an opportunity to learn about which TB organization would be best for her.

The funny thing is that we're having this discussion months later, after she's probably already moved and has probably already made a decision on softball.

[ontheblack]

Did you read the post? The kid has played TB for 2 years, is 5'5 and is fast. Assuming that is true, Rec would be a waste, and thus, not the best advice.

Have you seen many 12u rec teams in San Diego this year?

Not to mention that rec season is almost over. She would have to wait to play Fall ball.

Yes, I read the post. In January. When it was posted. And suggested looking into Rec teams at that time: before Rec started, but after many TB teams had tryouts.

So she played TB for 2 years in Maui. But unless you've seen her play, and compared her to SoCal players, it's a bit presumptuous to say Rec would be a waste. Besides, even if she is truly a stud, playing 12U in her community would still be a great way for her to meet people and make friends from school. The alternative is driving 30mins to 1hr to TB practices several times a week and driving to the OC for Sunday friendlies. Even if she's ready for TB, it can wait till second-year 12U, after she's gotten used to the area. And playing in Rec would give her family an opportunity to learn about which TB organization would be best for her.

The funny thing is that we're having this discussion months later, after she's probably already moved and has probably already made a decision on softball.

Points taken.