Completely agree; it's just tough on the talented kids that can't quite swing the National Team schedule as a family. Life is hard, though.

The one story I remember, though, is that my youngest was in the Big Ten, and at the last camp they had the recruits and/or offers all on one scrimmage team. One of the teams they were playing had a kid from a local team, wearing those kind of odd-looking neon unis that seem to dominate USSSA programs, and she was the best player on the field, bat and glove. I asked one of the Ass't's if that earned her a look, and the "answer was, No, she might just be having a good day."