My 2018 played 'travel ball' from 9u-14u. In my area (Nebraska) that really consists of regional travel and just a couple of times per year. For him the highlight was getting to stay in a hotel with buddies, swim in the pool, and play hotel tag. We couldn't have asked for a better experience for him and I'm really glad we didn't stick with little league. The competition and coaching is terrible and they play very few games. It's unfortunate but it is what it is. Clearly we aren't at the end game with my son and his story is still to be determined. But what we gained from playing at a higher level at the younger ages was far superior coaching, better competition, more reps, and confidence from having success against top teams in the region. And their 10 year old season they qualified and went to the Elite World Series at Disney. Does it really get better than that at 10?