For my kids:
Of course.
Softball is followed extensively in Chicagoland. My kids were interviewed regularly by the local newspapers. DD#1 was named player of the week by the Chicago Tribune. DD#3 (the hoop player) has a basketball displayed in the HS trophy case in honor of her scoring 1400 points. There are plaques in the HS gymnasium recognizing their teams for winning regionals.
And where are their trophies for traveling softball or hoops win? The trash dump.
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For my kids, HS ball (both hoops and softball) was good prep for college. They developed a very simple and effective method for dealing with politics...became so much better than everyone else on the team so that the coach would look stupid if s/he didn't play them.
That is certainly true. There was no other softball to play.Is it because it's the highest level of competition you're going to find in that season (spring for us)?
My kids enjoyed playing softball...they were not good friends with the kids on their HS teams. They liked them, but there were not BFFs. (Their BFFs did not play sports.)Is it because it's fun and you get to play ball with your friends?
A bad day at the ball field is better than a good day in chem lab.Is it because it's better for you to be playing ball on a team than not playing ball?
Is there satisfaction gained by representing your town/school on the field?
Of course.
Softball is followed extensively in Chicagoland. My kids were interviewed regularly by the local newspapers. DD#1 was named player of the week by the Chicago Tribune. DD#3 (the hoop player) has a basketball displayed in the HS trophy case in honor of her scoring 1400 points. There are plaques in the HS gymnasium recognizing their teams for winning regionals.
And where are their trophies for traveling softball or hoops win? The trash dump.
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For my kids, HS ball (both hoops and softball) was good prep for college. They developed a very simple and effective method for dealing with politics...became so much better than everyone else on the team so that the coach would look stupid if s/he didn't play them.
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