[B. Wise]

Is anyone going to respond to the classifcation of softball? Class A has a tournament, but class AA really doesn't get a break. I understand that it would cause more games, but we have 6 football classes.

I will respond to you, Bellcats. Obviously you are a male father of a softball player or a male coach - because if you were otherwise, you would either not have this concern, or you would completely understand the concern because you played girls sports for years and firsthand received this inequitable treatment.

It obviously says a lot about either the KHSAA's (a) opinion of the female gender's superior athletic and mental ability or (b) complete disregard for female athetics altogether. To assume that boy's baseball players cannot compete in more than one game in one day when in the state tournament, but girl's softball players can compete in multiple games in one day, much less 2 is obviously screaming that teenage boys do not have the strength of mind or body to do the latter task while girls do, OR that the KHSAA just doesn't care and wants the girls competition over with as quickly as possible.

Anyone who has ever spent any time as a catcher can tell you that the effort put into one game - much less multiple games in one day - is draining due to the repeated up and down motions not to mention the intense focus applied to each pitch received.

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble with this post, but it had to be said...

Bellcats,
Your daughter or team is lucky to have a coach that even notices this enough to be concerned by it. I promise that you are a rare find!!!