I DON'T THINK IT IS ALL ABOUT EGO. (MAYBE TO SOME PLAYERS THOUGH). WHEN YOU COME FROM A H/S TEAM THAT DOESN'T DO WELL AND THERE IS NO MOTIVATION FROM PLAYERS OR PARENTS, YOU NEED YOUR SUMMER BALL TEAMS TO GIVE YOU THAT MOTIVATION. SOME GIRLS WOULD JUST GIVE UP. SUMMER BALL TEAMS ARE NOT ONLY FUN, BUT CHALLENGING. MY CHILD HAS PLAYED ON ONE FOR YEARS AND LOVES THE TEAM. OUR H/S TEAM CALLS IT QUITS IN THE SUMMER AND THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO GET BETTER IF THEY WANT TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL AND SUMMER TEAMS HELP THAT. ALSO, THERE ARE NOT ONLY A AND AA TEAMS OUT THERE, THERE ARE B TEAMS ALSO. SO SINCE THEY PLAY DOWN A LEVEL DOES THAT GIVE THEM A BIG EGO OR JUST A SMALL ONE? TO ME AS LONG AS THEY ARE PLAYING AND LOVE THE GAME IS ALL THAT REALLY COUNTS. ASK YOUR DAUGHTER WHAT SHE THINKS IS MOST IMPORTANT.