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Some discussion on the HS SB board prompted me to start this thread. Had one similar recently that didn't get much of a response.

You're about to place a lot of time, money and effort into you're child playing select softball. What are the questions you should be asking potential teams in order to find the right fit for your daughter? I'll begin with my list and try to add to it as it goes along from your comments:

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[tr][td]1.[/td][td] [/td][td]What level of commitment are you expecting from the players?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1.1[/td][td] [/td][td]State your child's priorities upfront to avoid conflicts[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]2.[/td][td] [/td][td]Anticipated Cost?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]3.[/td][td] [/td][td]Anticipated time requirements?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]4.[/td][td] [/td][td]Anticipated travel requirements?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]5.[/td][td] [/td][td]Level of play expected from the team?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]5.1[/td][td] [/td][td]If the highest level is expected, what are your plans to get them to that level?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]6.[/td][td] [/td][td]What will be the team's goal?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]7.[/td][td] [/td][td]Will you place individual goals on each player?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]8.[/td][td] [/td][td]How will you hold the players/team accountable for achieving those goals?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]9.[/td][td] [/td][td]Do your plans include playing in an end of year national tournament?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]9.1[/td][td] [/td][td]If yes, will you be looking for a result based qualification or participation based qualification national tournament?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]10.[/td][td] [/td][td]To what extent will you be playing in college exposure tournaments?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]10.1[/td][td] [/td][td]Name the past exposure tournaments played in and any distinguishing commentary[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]11.[/td][td] [/td][td]What resources does your team/organization have to assist in recruiting?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]12.[/td][td] [/td][td]What is your past recruitment results?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]13.[/td][td] [/td][td]How do the coaching staff resume's stack up with the competition?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]14.[/td][td] [/td][td]Can you provide references?[/td][/tr]
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What happened to just having fun in youth sports? ::)
[/quote] How old are the kids and what do they want out of it?  Kids that are looking for a scholarship are very serious about their teams, how they play and prepare for games.  If they love the game all the hard work is fun, especially when you are able to see the results on the field.
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Thanks MC for posting this checklist.  We will be in search for a team this year and this is a great guideline to follow.  We feel like we have settled for whatever and promised the world, just to be disappointed in the end, so hopefully this time will be different.
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