Thank you very much for the clarification and the link to the NCAA guidelines.
I was browsing around and came across this article which I found pretty interesting:
https://www.nsr-inc.com/scouting-news/divisioni-softball-recruiting-calendar/After reading the article, I am wondering if the NCAA rule changes will slowly start the pendulum to swing back a little bit in regards to the middle school recruiting and other pressures put on athletes when they are just getting to high school.
I certainly hope that this is the case and NCAA continues to reform their rules. It is pretty sad having to make player profile sheets for young 14U girls with their personal statements saying "I like to watch Disney Channel and I am looking forward to getting my drivers license in three years and oh yeah, I love to play softball."