And then there's the other end of the spectrum. I will be assisting at a small local high school, total enrollment about 400 kids. My understanding is that we will have 18-20 kids for varsity, no cuts allowed. At least 5 of the girls will have zero softball experience, not even rec.
I have 12 (out of 28) this year with no experience. Many of them picked up the basics fairly quickly, at least, but I expect the JV season to be rough, especially since my JV coach is a basketball coach who is willing to help us out.
The hardest part is that my varsity team is likely the best/most experienced I've had. I'm basically trying to run two completely different practices simultaneously.