High School at 43 feet!

There's been a lot of talk about moving the pitching distance back to 43 feet this next year. Currently most states are at 40 feet for high school age teams. Most of your tournaments were at 40 feet all summer as well. USSSA moved to 43 feet this fall for age groups 15 and over. So the 16A that we play fell in there. Our pitchers are pretty good so they had no problems making the adjustment. I noticed several teams in the tournament that were having issues.
I think it is a good move. These girls are mostly looking to play at the college level in a few years and making the adjustment now will help them a lot. It will also make the recruiting easier too. College coaches will be able to see what these kids can do now instead of hoping they can make the adjustment once they get to college. There are so many adjustments to make during your freshman year of college outside of softball, one less adjustment on the field is going to be a big help.
I know there are a lot of kids that don't really have any desire to play after high school, and that is cool. Most of the kids playing won't play college ball, either because they won't qualify or they just don't want to. Most of them still want to be able to say they can do it. So playing at the 43 feet gives them the opportunity.