A question based on correspondence from a WebBall site visitor.

It wasn't a huge sampling, and it does seem weighted to the U.S. What WebBall found most ihteresting in the results was the variety of experience. Also, generally, it seems most coaches and players are faced with short pre-seasons and few early practices but these are sometimes coupled with long seasons with lots of practices each week.

Our experience is that more prep time is needed, and less intensity as the season moves forward (until you're ready to prepare for play-offs or the all-star season.) The numbers are also skewed by the few lucky players and/or coaches who have extended seasons thanks to climare or private facilities.

Interestingly not a single voter thought their season was 'too long' - why shouldn't this surprise us. (In addition to the averages, we've added the range to show where the greatest variety is.)

PLAYING SEASON	All Replies	Younger Ages	Older Ages	Range Low	Range High
Start Month	March	March	March	January	May
End Month	July	July	July	March	November
# Weeks in season	14.6	13.6	15.4	8	36
# Games in season	37.4	29.1	44.3	12	110
All Star Weeks	3.5	3.2	3.8	1	12
Pre Season Weeks	5.6	3.9	7.0	2	35
Pre Season Practices	22.1	12.4	30.2	3	100
In Season Practices	2.6	2.0	3.0	1	6
Season Length	Short	Near Okay	Short	Short	Okay
Travel Distance (miles)	24.4	19.6	28.3	0	75