My daughter is a YJ and this is true. It is a little annoying when we have to travel to Connecticut and play all other YJ teams. We always stand there and ask why we couldn't just do this on long Island. Sorry but it gets annoying.
and yes, it is a big business.
If you are going to Conn, your daughter is on a 3rd,4th,5th team. Your daughter would be better served and have an equivalent if not better experience with another less smaller or more locally based club. Then you would save some money, and most of these programs still travel 1-2 times off the Island. One thing I don't like is the way many lower YJ teams are sold this Elite Status if they put on the Uniform, yet they soon get the message from other parents, coaches and players that only the top teams are Elite. Good luck.
