brandallee3, we look for many things including talent. heart and desire is always in the mix because all these girls would not be here if they did not have that.
when it comes to fielding, we look for technique, arm strength, range, 2 handed catches, and just general knowledge of an infield or outfield position.
on base running, we demonstrate what we look for and tell them on their run from home to home, to push themselves, hit each corner of the bags, and do not stutter step to each bag. times are very important. speed is uncoachable. if you have speed, you are ahead of everybody else. why, because we can teach a girl to bunt. with her speed and bunting, this would be hard to defend.
on hitting, we look for how comfortable she is to the speed of the pitches, bat speed, form, power, bunting, and consistency of contact. the last one is key to a girl who would like to play on a travel team. bunting is also important.
we try to put together a group of girls who have talent and have some personalities that would be able to get along with one another. if us as parents are going to shell out our hard earned money for our girls, we do not want them to play for a team that always plays the minimum amount of games in each tournament.