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Roster

Posted by HS Ball on December 4, 2024, 1:41 pm

How does one make a top organization yet not play on Varsity in high school? Is it sometimes who you know?

Re: Roster

Posted by Kentucky Bluegrass on December 5, 2024, 1:03 pm, in reply to "Roster"

Some high schools depending on the year might have stacked rosters where you see future scholarship players playing on the JV level. I've seen it at the following schools at some point Marist, Lockport, Antioch, Barrington, Huntley, Lake Park and safe to assume probably at a Lincolnway

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Posted by Agreed on December 6, 2024, 6:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Roster"

Our high school DDs senior year had 3 sec commits, a big 10, 2 other D1 and a D2 kid as upper classmen starters. We had a lot of talented kids on JV and on the bench for a couple of years. Not every player on a bandits/chill team is a P4 player. Plenty of mid major players on those teams so if a program is stacked with commits they might spend time on JV

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Posted by @@HS Ball on December 5, 2024, 11:17 am, in reply to "Roster"

If someone makes a Bandit or Chill team and is not playing up in high school, they definitely had a connection with the organization.

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Posted by @HS Ball on December 5, 2024, 9:05 am, in reply to "Roster"

It depends on who's starting in front of you. My daughter became an outfielder in high school because her team was stacked in the infield. My kid's good, but they were better. It's a hard-knock life; do what you need to do to get in the lineup.

Re: Roster

Posted by Fluffington McGiggles on December 6, 2024, 7:31 am, in reply to "Re: Roster"

There is correlation between the quality of a softball player and their success in HS, but not causation when it comes to success in college (if that’s her goal).

There are plenty of examples in our area of players who didn’t play much, or didn’t get conference recognition, until late in HS - sometimes senior year.

And there are plenty of examples of stud HS players who don’t play high level club or don’t go on to college.

Tell the kid to keep their chin up, and if they love the sport HS is only one part of the experience.

Re: Roster

Posted by @Fluff on December 6, 2024, 8:06 am, in reply to "Re: Roster"

Public school softball team success is a combination of genetics and geography. It also changes your perception of what a successful player is. My youngest played with five DI recruits in high school, and there were a couple of kids from "B" level programs who were their equals or just a tick behind. I'm not saying that's the norm, but some great athletes could beat out more experienced travel athletes.

Re: Roster

Posted by Fluffington McGiggles on December 6, 2024, 6:36 pm, in reply to "Re: Roster"

Good point. Maybe it also supports this idea that HS, club and college are different worlds. Not entirely, of course - but they are certainly not the same.

Rarely are high school teams stacked with talent 1-9 like you find in the best club teams. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t great players and contributors on the HS level who don’t play top club.

Club success - at least in wins and losses - comes in the artificial world of 75 minute drop dead tournaments and 5 game Sundays. Different world than HS.

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