My son is 8 years old and a decent baseball player but nothing special at this point. He has done both coach pitch and some kid pitch this year mostly in more community based tournaments, not USSSA. It looks like we are in for a different environment next year. I’m guessing our $250 cost will double and we will have to log many more miles. His team will probably be AAA so pretty good but not quite top tier.
How do these high level organizations do it? Some of these 8, 9 and 10 year old teams have played 40+ USSSA sanctioned games. Does anyone know the cost it takes to join teams like the CR Reds, QC Knights, Midwest Pride, etc? It seems like they have Major quality teams at all levels and play a ton.
And then how the hell are they so consistently good? Aside from tryouts, it almost has to be year round, right? That seems absurd at 8-12 years old. It would be cool for my kid to play at the major level and half his team could probably handle it, but I can’t imagine what it takes to get there.
How do these high level organizations do it? Some of these 8, 9 and 10 year old teams have played 40+ USSSA sanctioned games. Does anyone know the cost it takes to join teams like the CR Reds, QC Knights, Midwest Pride, etc? It seems like they have Major quality teams at all levels and play a ton.
And then how the hell are they so consistently good? Aside from tryouts, it almost has to be year round, right? That seems absurd at 8-12 years old. It would be cool for my kid to play at the major level and half his team could probably handle it, but I can’t imagine what it takes to get there.