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Jan 25, 2011
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Means nothing in terms of level of play. Just the number of athletic scholarships that are available. Great, competitive programs exists at all levels from NCAA D1 to JUCO to NAIA.
I guess I was wondering for other reasons. Im very proud of my DD in what ever she does. She was offered a scholarship and if she was a resident of the state and lived with in some many miles of the college. They offered a my dd free ride as a pitcher. I told her that she should be proud that she was offered that and her hard work and dedication paid off. The scholarship is still worth a 1/3 off what it coast to go there for an out of state student.
 
Feb 17, 2014
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I guess I was wondering for other reasons. Im very proud of my DD in what ever she does. She was offered a scholarship and if she was a resident of the state and lived with in some many miles of the college. They offered a my dd free ride as a pitcher. I told her that she should be proud that she was offered that and her hard work and dedication paid off. The scholarship is still worth a 1/3 off what it coast to go there for an out of state student.

Don't get hung up on DI, DII, etc. Find the school/program that works for your DD and your checkbook. :)
 

JAD

Feb 20, 2012
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There are some really good and some really bad teams at all levels. Softball is not a money generating sport at 98.2% of schools, so there is not as much pressure on coaches to win as there is in football and basketball. I suggest you find a school that is a fit academically, socially, financially, and athletically and do not worry about the classification of the school. Bottom line, after 4 years of college, your DD will not be making a living playing softball...
 
Feb 22, 2013
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From what I've observed in the past, NJCAA Division II Softball appears to play less games than NJCAA Division 1 Softball. With regards to level of play, I've seen some very strong NJCAA Division II Softball teams beat strong NJCAA Division I Softball teams. I agree with Riseball in post #2.
 
Oct 10, 2011
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From what I've observed in the past, NJCAA Division II Softball appears to play less games than NJCAA Division 1 Softball. With regards to level of play, I've seen some very strong NJCAA Division II Softball teams beat strong NJCAA Division I Softball teams. I agree with Riseball in post #2.
I just talked to a former D1/D2/D3 coach and she said the only difference as far as rules go, is the number of games they play. So, basically in the off season, D2 and D1 have the same regulations for practice etc... I'm just pointing out that because the off season is pretty demanding as we are finding out with DD.
 

redhotcoach

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May 8, 2009
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NJCAA Division II so whats that mean as far as level of play?

Spoke to 1 girl from spring team couple weeks ago that is at a D2. She was very surprised at how tough the level of play in games have been and how hard practice and workouts are.
 

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