With 2 you play man to man D. With 3 you have to switch to zone.
It's better to keep it man-to-man by getting a grandparent involved.
With 2 you play man to man D. With 3 you have to switch to zone.
In theory that is great except in our case they live in HI and MA and we are in OKIt's better to keep it man-to-man by getting a grandparent involved.
Dang I actually did some work today and forgot to check the board and look at all i missed. 5 pages later I answer, lol. She hits 5 days a week and fits fielding/throwing/soft hand work in probably 2 of those days in addition to hitting. It’s hard in the winter even in SE VA.So hitting 4/5 and fielding 4/5 days (e.g. she does both when she works out) ?
On the macro side, I'd GUESS that out of 100 players starting softball at 6u/8u, 90 will no longer play at 18u. Out of the 10 who still play, maybe 3-4 play in college?? IMO, the parents aren't able (or willing) to honestly evaluate and determine if their DD is one of the 3-4% and pursue it ruthlessly for their kids. Is the juice worth the squeeze if you look at it on the averages?
I tend to agree with your first number, but from what I've seen, the second is larger...more like ~7 out of that 10 play some level of college ball. 75% of seniors on DD's team last year are in a college program now. Probably all of those who graduate this year will be.
EXCELLENT point! ?There are also other activities besides the standard, team sports, such as skiing/snowboarding, skateboarding, martial arts, swimming, surfing, that could be beneficial as well, in terms of balance, strength, body control and aerobic conditioning. These could help to prevent burn out while dedicating to one team sport that essentially goes all year where we live.