3. Most softball teams under 14u are playing 12 months a year. In softball the reason is not qualifiers, it is coaches who don’t know how to practice and parents cannot help themselves. Coaches and parents believe more games are better and if they are not playing games they are falling behind. This will not change unless indoor facilities transition from running tournaments to hosting training. I don’t see this happening as tournaments are more lucrative. It continues 16U to 18U for the reason in #2.


100% accurate. There is no reason a player under the recruiting years shouldn't be playing multiple sports and get rest and recovery times. Saw plenty of 10U/12U teams last year playing 100+ games. When do you practice with that schedule? When can you play other sports?