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My son played in three different leagues. The league and team quality was directly proportional to the fee(s) they charged. The more the fee(s) the worse the experience.

Freshman summer he played in the Great Lakes league in Ohio. The fee was $150. He lived in a college frat house with most of his teammates. They had use of the college athletic facilities. They received one meal a day whether they had a game or not. Travel was on a chartered coach. Two uniforms which were washed for them after every game. All and all it was a well run, worthwile experience.

Sophomre summer he played in the ACBL in Pennsylvania. The fee was $500. He lived with a very nice host family but was required to babysit two young kids 5-days a week. No athletic facilities but he could pay $200 for the summer to join a local gym. His host family fed him except for game days when he had to get his own food. The team provided no transportation. He had to car pool with kids that had cars. On more than one occassion he could not get a ride to a game. The team played only three days a week; double headers Saturday/Sunday (7-inning games) and a mid-week night game (9-innings). Virtually no practices and because of transporation issues the team seldom got together except for games. All-in-all it was a completly wasted summer. Our advice would be to avoid the ACBL.

His Junior summer he played in the NECBL in Conneticut. There was no fee this summer and they payed for his return airfare once the summer was completed. He lived with a host family that treated him "like family." The team provide a very nice charter bus for all road games and meals when out of town. The league and all the teams appeared to be reasonable well funded and run with great pride.

As I said in the beginning; The league and team quality was directly proportional to the fee(s) they charged. The more the fee(s) the worse the experience.
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