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Travel teams are better because they recruit from far and wide versus LL being restricted to small boundaries.

I don't have a ton of experience in the travel ball world, but the above statement confuses me a little. Every travel team in our area announces try outs in the papers and such. Yeah I guess some recruiting goes on, but you can only recruit kids if you have seen them play before. Where would those coaches see them play (LL other travel teams?) Is there a list of the best 12 yr olds around in a given area?
Also, I think part of the issue here is that there is a fundamental difference between individual talent and team play. You may have a great team, but the kids might be average players. And you also may have a load of talent but stink as a team.

9/29/099:59 AM

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