quote:I believe if a kid starts playing travel as soon as he hits the big field he'll be fine. That would be 13U.
Around here pretty much all 13u's play 54/80 other than middle school ball - which is a whole nother story. USSSA, Triple Crown, Grand Slam all do 54/80, so technically even at that age it is not the big field yet. I still don't see a problem with playing on the small field at that age. Competition is much better. The experience is much needed going into HS.