The way to weed out any new players who are not serious about trying out and playing for a team is to charge a fee for tryouts. Non-refundable if you do not make the team and accept, in which case it goes towards the team fee.I think it is the coach's business. What if the person trying out is simply trying to get in some work before a tryout for another team? How does a coach ascertain that. Also softball is a small world so he may want to know where the player fits on other teams? If on the coaches team the player may be the number one pitcher but on some other team they may be number three. The coach may have other players out competing for the same spot.
Recruiting is recruiting and there's always an attempt to make decisions with the best information possible.
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Where a player fits on another team? I'd be more concerned with any needs on my team and look for players who want to play on my team.