9 Travel Tips for Your Sports Team

“Though many baseball and softball players are just starting their season, it’s never too early to start planning for tournament travel and vacations.

Whether its youth baseball and softball leagues –such as Little League, Pony, Dixie or travel ball teams–coaches and players need to get the most bang for their team travel buck.

Since I’m most experienced in Little League and how things work leading up to a World Series, the planning tips below relate mostly to them. But when it comes to planning travel and reducing costs, I’m sure many team organizers could use these tips in a variety of sports.

Team Travel Tip No. 1: Get Out the Map
Try to find out where your tournament is going to be held. It’s probably too early to know the actual dates of the tournament, but you should be able find out where the tournament will be located.

Once you know the location, look up the area using Google maps. Not only will this tool show you the area of the town, but if the place has a website you’ll get a link to that too.

Team Travel Tip No. 2: Plan Your Route
Using Google maps you can put in your home address and find out how many miles you’ll have to travel and get an estimate on how long it will take to get there. If you’re traveling across several states to your tournament, this can be an invaluable tool. Better to arrive early than late or maybe even miss a game.”

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