Give it a rest on the rest of the crap about high school softball. You have the same issues in TB to deal with.
I won't take sides on the value of HS softball to college coaches, but I do think HS ball presents different issues than TB. ...
In travel ball, players typically seek out situations that are good fits for them. If one team doesn't offer that, they find another team. If you want to catch or pitch, you find a team that needs a catcher or pitcher. You're also not going to sit the bench for long in travel ball. In TB, most everybody plays more than 1/2 the time, if not all the time. If not, you find another team.
Also in travel ball, your parent is a valuable advocate for you. He/she might even be a coach. In HS, parents don't matter so much. You have to fend for yourself more.
In HS ball, you're asked to sacrifice more. You might fashion yourself as a 3B, but the HS team might need you at catcher, even though you hate catching, but you might be all they've got. Or you might get kept on JV when you think you should've made varsity. And you can't easily do anything about it.
The girl I previously mentioned who quit couldn't handle HS ball because the HS team wanted her to do things that were best for the team and not for her personally. She couldn't wrap her head around that. Why should I play that position? It's not what I am doing in college. These practices aren't very good, aren't helping me get ready for my college team. Why am I doing this?
The structure/intent of HS ball is more similar to college ball than travel ball is. HS ball and college ball are about playing for something bigger than yourself. Very team oriented. TB is largely about self-interest.
I don't judge any kid that chooses not to play HS ball. Mine almost didn't a couple of times.
But I do worry about those future college players who choose to play HS ball, then bring their teams down with incessant complaints and condescension.