The most important consideration is finding a team for your duaghter where she can develop best as a lacrosse player. If she would be a starter on one team and the last sub in on another - choose starter. If team A has "stud" players but a lousy coach and team B has weaker players but a great coach - choose B. Find a team that practices together as often as possible - practice is just as important as play. Those are my opinions, so take them with a grain of salt.
NO team/club/coach/parent group is perfect, so you will always be weighing pros and cons rather than having a clear cut choice.
That being said, my daughter is entering her 5th season on the same LI team and she couldn't be happier. Many of her former teammates have moved on to other teams and they appear to be content as well. Some left to get more playing time, others left to play a different position and still others chose a new team because it was closer to home. All legitimate reasons.
At the end of the day, you will be spending a lot of money and a lot of time on travel lacrosse - make sure your daughter is enjoying herself and getting better as a player every year.
