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My daughter played softball, from slow-pitch in second grade to college fast-pitch (she got a partial ride). She still plays on a womens league in the spring, and a co-ed team in the fall.
When she was in grade school, I helped coach her school team, the summer league, and the traveling team she was on. The girls she played with were a phenomenal bunch. She played with some of the same girls for fifteen years now, right through JuCo.
From second grade through eighth grade, in league play and tournaments, they lost a grand total of one game.
They made mention in a Sports Illustrated article.
Great times, great kids, but if your daughter continues to play, huge drama as the girls get older. Herding cats was easier. Each of our girls was enormously competitive; I guess it went with the talent they had.
We had a great bunch of parents, though, very supportive, and they all pulled together as a team. They kept the girls on an even keel.
I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. Most fun doing sports of any kind at any level that I ever had, and my daughter taught me that winning isn't the only thing that matters.
Winning BIG matters.
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