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Anonymous wrote:As someone who's 11 year old plays softball, it would be pretty hard for a brand new player who is not a natural athlete to start at this point. Will the rec teams let you do it - of course! but your child is going to be placed in left field an at the bottom of the batting line up, and 95% of the team will already really know how to play. Just be prepared.
We had a different experience. My child started playing softball at 11, and we found the softball community very welcoming, encouraging, and open to letting a new player try out positions. My child has some athletic talent but nothing to write home about. They're in their fourth or fifth season of play now, and softball is the one sport they really love - they share catching duties and are one of the stronger hitters on the team now. We did soccer (very much suffered from the if-you-haven't-played-since-K-forget it), basketball (travel-level pushy parents/coaches in recreational league), and volleyball (fun, second favorite) as well. Their team this year had two girls who'd never played at 13 - one took to it like a fish to water, and the other had zero natural talent but a good work ethic/energy and was just a joy to have on the team.
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