- Jul 2, 2013
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For many, if not most established teams, the "tryout" with "all positions open" is kabuki theater.
This.
The "all positions are open" thing is cover for a coach to cut players he wants to get rid of without having to flat out cut them. It's also cover for the coach to cut a player he may have kept if someone better shows up at the tryout.
In my years of watching and coaching softball I've always thought that tryouts show you nothing compared to live game action. If a coach doesn't know who he wants to keep after watching them play all summer, then he shouldn't be coaching.
And yes, cutting girls in front of everyone after a tryout is terrible.