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  1. Indiana

    Does your college really matter?

    Hey Riseball and Sweet Lou - couple of crazy coincidences - Yes CSU is amazing! I once met a vet student from CSU and I was star-struck. I'm about 40 miles south of CSU; my daughter's high school sends an equal number of kids to both CU and CSU. The college I graduated from was, in fact...
  2. Indiana

    Does your college really matter?

    Hey Quincy - I started out "pre-vet" and was quickly relegated to the bottom quarter due to my extraordinarily poor performance in Organic Chemistry. 20 years later, after working in pharmaceuticals for a while, I work at a non-profit equine facility working with kids. I love it, and my degree...
  3. Indiana

    Was she out of line, or was I?

    There's a new book out called "The Arm" - it's about Tommy John surgery in baseball pitchers. One of the mlb pitchers got pretty despondent during his rehab. He started taking a "perverse pleasure" in getting kicked out of his daughter's softball games. That little story made me think of all of...
  4. Indiana

    Done With Softball?

    So true... It's taken me a long time to learn this lesson. Sometimes they just want to see what your reaction will be. My DD saw softball through to the end of high school and 18U, then decided to hang it up. We were proud of her for "seeing it through" and I think she's proud of herself, as...
  5. Indiana

    some people need some real issues to deal with

    My kids' high school hands out jerseys based on size - the higher the number, the bigger the size. My son (freshman baseball) wanted to be number 22, but the number 22 jersey went down to his knees. He settled on 14, which is still a little big on him. Maybe it'll fit by senior year. My daughter...
  6. Indiana

    High School Ball Drama

    My freshman year in college, we had a "bad batch" of seniors on our team. They were pretty catty and didn't provide much direction. Since I never played as a freshman, I wasn't affected by it but one of my fellow freshmen, who started about 1/2 of the games, really bore the brunt of one...
  7. Indiana

    Moment

    Best moment: this past fall, DD's senior season (high school). She was pitching in a random, early season game and was just having one of those games in which she was truly happy, just in the moment and having a ton of fun. She got a third strike called, and broke out into a huge grin. From then...
  8. Indiana

    How far do you want to be away from home

    DD will be a six hour plane ride from home next year (about 2000 miles; would be a 3 1/2 - 4 hr ride, but there are no direct flights). On the other hand, she'll be a 2-5 hour car ride from aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and family friends. Everyone has chipped in and offered a home away...
  9. Indiana

    Down Like Frazier

    Shoot, I'm so sorry. It sounds like she's in good hands; sending good thoughts your way!
  10. Indiana

    School Bell Schedules and High School Games

    Thanks so much everyone; we are such an amazing community and we have great dialogue. It sounds like lights are the answer, or at least a huge step in the right direction. Everyone's replies have been extremely helpful and I'm starting to understand what all is at stake.
  11. Indiana

    School Bell Schedules and High School Games

    Thanks for the responses so far - I've implored the district to consider lights for the softball and baseball fields, especially since our district just passed a massive bond initiative for construction. It's amazing how much red tape is involved. We can't put lights on our own school's fields...
  12. Indiana

    School Bell Schedules and High School Games

    DFP is such an amazing resource and we all come from diverse backgrounds all over the country. I love the sounding board that DFP provides. Here's the background: our school district wants to change the high school day from 7:30-3 to 9-4:30. My concern to the district has been athletic...
  13. Indiana

    Escalation of Commitment

    That's great! I'm glad it's working out. BTW your family's musical talent blows me away.
  14. Indiana

    College Recruiting Strategy - Thoughts?

    Thanks - and holy cow, a 34 is amazing. I've edited this post a few times to try to answer your question; it's a little complicated. I'll use myself as an example: I attended Cornell University as a recruited athlete back in the day - the coach told me to apply to the school of Agriculture and...
  15. Indiana

    College Recruiting Strategy - Thoughts?

    I think sophomore year is a fine time - we did the same thing with my DD. We even visited a few schools during freshman year. DD knew that she wanted to go out of state, so we took the opportunity to visit schools whenever we were traveling to visit family, for softball tournaments, etc. We took...
  16. Indiana

    Escalation of Commitment

    That's a good one, Bob. Looking back over the last 7 years or so, I've concluded that our girls listen to our every word up until age 11 or 12, then stop listening from 12-15, then start listening again around age 16-17, though now with a filter. They're savvy enough to know that we might have...
  17. Indiana

    Escalation of Commitment

    Buckeye - I think you're being too hard on yourself. 13 is a notoriously awkward age for girls. I speak from experience, having once been one, and having raised one (who is now 17 - much better, she is much more confident, sure of herself and able to make decisions). I would say that the vast...
  18. Indiana

    Its the holiday Friday Check in 12/23/15

    Heading out to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl - the temperature there will be a nice change from the current 10 degrees here in Colorado. I'm happy because our vacation has turned out to be an actual vacation, rather than a mad dash to finish college applications. DD heard from her dream...
  19. Indiana

    Response Rate and Degrees of Interest from College Coaches

    Have your daughter come up with a few questions to ask the coach. Also have her practice saying a few things about herself so the conversations runs smoothly. When my DD had her first college phone call, which lasted about 15 minutes, she didn't say much other than, "uh huh.... uh huh...
  20. Indiana

    How to enjoy the ride

    I'm glad my story has helped! Everyone is different; I was a very shy kid who knew how to study and how to play sports. Classifications vs ability level are relative. My school was an Ivy, so I guess I would say mid/lower D1. For ME, any D1 was a stretch. I was happy at my school academically...

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