Focus: Teenage softball players
What weight should be given to how much a player "truly loves softball" in tryouts or in determining who plays and who doesn't (travelball or high school ball or rec-ball)?
Should a player's true love of the sport to be based on their willingness to completely walk away from a non-sport social life? Is it not possible to love softball and, at the same time, value a non-sport social life too?
Is it a can of worms to attempt to judge a player's love of the sport?
What would be a good balance between non-sport social life and commitment/dedication to softball? I'm speaking non-college ball here.
You see, I think we can focus too much on judging players' "love of the game," even to the point of veering further away from the team's overall performance.
What weight should be given to how much a player "truly loves softball" in tryouts or in determining who plays and who doesn't (travelball or high school ball or rec-ball)?
Should a player's true love of the sport to be based on their willingness to completely walk away from a non-sport social life? Is it not possible to love softball and, at the same time, value a non-sport social life too?
Is it a can of worms to attempt to judge a player's love of the sport?
What would be a good balance between non-sport social life and commitment/dedication to softball? I'm speaking non-college ball here.
You see, I think we can focus too much on judging players' "love of the game," even to the point of veering further away from the team's overall performance.
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