Our first scrimmage is March 15. When my grandson was on his first travel team at 10 years old, he was assigned #9 without being asked and where most of the other players were given a choice. Obviously, numbers are not going to change the price of rice in China. I remember telling him at the time, make #9 special regardless of how that number came to you. He has been #9 ever since on every travel team he has been on. The only exception was last year on JV where a senior varsity player already had the number. He let me know yesterday his number this year is #9 yet, we would have been thrilled with any number. That being said, we are happy this number came back to him. Did not realize at the time that #9 was Ted Williams number.