Tryouts 2023-2024

The tryout process in amateur youth sports creates both excitement and anxiety among players, parents, and coaches. Yet, the assessment process is a necessary part of evaluating potential rosters. Pennsbury Softball endeavors to provide a level-field emphasizing not only equality and impartiality of the experience, but an honest attempt at understanding the expectations for skills at certain ages and communicating with those who exceed the expectations as well as those that fall short. Often employing nationally accepted guidelines at our tryouts, we seek to cull those that are passionate and committed to the sport – to be able to provide them with exceptional softball experiences.

The tryout process involves parent interaction as well. Often an outside-the-fence coach or organizational representative is available to help answer questions to nervous parents about the process. Evaluators look not only at athletic skill level, but at on-the-field potential, coach-ability of the player, verbal communication skills of the player, and often times – academic achievement.

Be aware that, especially at the higher skilled teams, that the coaches seek balance of roster as well as the best athletes. This means that though several pitchers may be at a tryout – they also need catchers, infielders, outfields, and speed on the bases and power and control at the plate. As such, it’s often an apples and oranges situation – your daughter may be one of the best oranges – but the roster really needs an apple.