softballermama wrote:SoftballSoccerDad wrote:I don't see any need to rush. She's fine.
What a great observation you made. That is just a sign that you are a great parent. If your dd is pefectly happy and is open to express that to you, then good for you and for her as well. Too many kids do what they think their parents want. I was thinking the same thing about rec ball until my dd expressed to us that she wanted more. If she would have never asked, we would not have made the jump so early or even at all for that matter. As long as she loves what she is doing and progressing, that is all we can do as parents.
My Goodness don't tell SSD he is a great parent we will never here the end of it!!!!
One of the only things that concerned me and made me take the leap was lack of play time in rec compared to TB. Most of the 10s 12s and young 14s TB teams in the area will play 80 to 100 games in a Spring/Summer Season. Most rec teams will play 20. A TB team is seeing almost 5 times the play that a rec team will in one season. In that 3 year span that SSD is talking about waiting a TB player will play between 160 and 240 more games then a rec player and against much better talent. Most stellar athletes might be able to catch up in a year the rest will have a few year battle. It is unfortunate a lot of TB coaches will look past a girl coming out of rec in 12s and 14s for that reason alone.
Another problem in our area was the lack of decent coaching in Rec Ball. Not to say all TB coaches are great but for the most part they are a lot better. 10s and 12s is key in developing solid fundamentals 3 years of bad habits from a coach who doesn't know what end of the bat to swing is hard to overcome.
With out a doubt do not have her play TB until she says she wants to. Way to much time and $$$ to have her do this if she doen't really want to yet.Pushing them into this to early can be a real bad thing.
