Playing since 4u is nothing. My kids played 2u for the Bay Bees.
Seriously, the preteen days were a lot of fun. My son and I spent a lot of time practicing with just the two of us. My daughter never practiced away from the team until middle school and 14u travel. Hanging out at our LL park was a lot of fun. They had great food. I ran a lot of hitting lessons at the park. I loved seeing a kid get a hit after I worked with him.
From LL through college ball I didn’t have any trouble relaxing and watching the game. My view was I had my turn. It was my kid’s turn. The only time I felt bad for one of my kids was my son’s college team was up 2-0 in regions and lost the next two.
If I could go back in time I’d go back to forty. My oldest was seven and just starting 7/8 machine pitch softball, basketball, soccer and field hockey. I could do it all over again.