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Alan Turing

Posted by Games Played on July 12, 2026, 9:09 pm

I'd love some thoughts on games played. I'm looking at the top programs in the area, and most play between 30-50 games in the summer. That's a decent spread, but it's even more significant in the fall. Some play 50 and others play less than 20!

50 summer games. 50 fall games. And then, what, 35 HS games? That seems INSANE.

Univ TX played 65 games in their whole season, and we have HS kids playing 135?

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by @Alan on July 14, 2026, 9:53 am, in reply to "Alan Turing"

Then go find teams that dont play as much. You know the schedule in advance.

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by Jesus Christ on July 13, 2026, 4:40 pm, in reply to "Alan Turing"

it's really hard to plan how many games you are going to play. You sign your team up for a four-game guarantee tournament, and you might play four.... If you're on a good team you might play eight.

If your team signs up for 5 tournaments, you guarantee the girl play 20 games. You should be forgiven if you play 40.

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by And on July 13, 2026, 4:26 pm, in reply to "Alan Turing"

What’s your point?

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by The point on July 15, 2026, 7:45 am, in reply to "Re: Alan Turing"

It was an observation, and I was curious what others thought. When the different is that significant amongst the top teams (clubs putting kids into P4 programs) it seemed worthy of pros and cons.

Ya know, having discussion... like on a discussion board?

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by @The Point on July 15, 2026, 3:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Alan Turing"

I agree it's a lot of games, but you also can't compare travel to College. Off-field training, practice, lifting, etc., constitute a significant workload in college.

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by EagleEye on July 13, 2026, 4:25 pm, in reply to "Alan Turing"

The players at Texas and other programs are not trying to be seen by college coaches. The college players also lift, run, condition and do number of other things in the off season.

HS happens the same time as the college season. Most players want the HS experience. I can't speak for every player. My DD's looked forward to it. They had a strong team and good coaching. It was more of an extension of travel ball.

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by Run on July 13, 2026, 3:02 pm, in reply to "Alan Turing"

Run far away with teams just playing games. These girls should be working out more. More games isn’t better. Find out what tournaments also they will get into.

Re: Alan Turing

Posted by Flipper14 on July 15, 2026, 3:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Alan Turing"

Well said. So many girls are working at tremendous physical deficits at the end of summer with the amount of games, travel, and lack of time in the weight room. I've seen a few girls I work with exit velos drop as much as 6-8 MPH over the summer, which is crazy. That doesn't even take into account the mental wear and tear. It's a slog.

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