by HoosierBBall » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:49 pm
A true competitor seeks out the best competition they can find and challenges themselves when the opportunity presents itself. We would have played in the ASA Nationals if we would have qualified sooner. We earned our bid after parents had already put in vacation requests at work. So before someone questions why we went to Chattanooga instead of Bowling Green, there it is. I just think after reading all the post all season long about "top 10u teams" it was kind of odd to see certain teams at certain end of the season tournaments. IMO, I would take a 5th place at the "A" world series over a 1st at the "B", in the same sentence, I would take a 10th place finish at the ASA Nationals over a 5th place at the "A" World Series. East Peoria is 177 miles from here, Chattanooga is 577 miles from here. Both were held during the same dates, we chose to take a little farther drive in order to play what we felt was tougher competition. I'm sure most coaches that are in it for the development of their players would agree. For a team that has been together for less than a year and has less than 60 games together, our girls held their heads up and walked out of Camp Jordan proudly with a 5th place finish.