re: Travel baseball vs. Rec league/school ball (for kids 12 and under)

There's a lot more to travel ball than "making it to the majors". I played travel ball from when i was 8-13 and i will forever cherish those summers that I spent traveling all over the Southeastern U.S. with my best friends and all of our families playing baseball, going to the beach, staying in hotels, and all of the other fun that comes with that. I understand it's not for everyone my IMO if you can afford than it's worth every penny of the experience, and I've had many conversations with my parents about this and they agree that it was just as much fun for them.