NCSA Softball Coaches On Catching

[ahiggins1804]

I stumbled on this video yesterday..




NCSA guidelines on what you have to have to be considered for a D1 school.

http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/college-softball-recruiting/softball-recruiting-guidelines

rating of 5 or 6 from scout

Height: min 5' 8"

Pop time: 1.8 sec or less

Home to 1st: 3.0 sec or less

GPA: 3.0

ACT or SAT: 24 or 1000

5+ years club ball

3 to 4 year varsity starter @ High school

 

[Lenski]

The shoulders didn't look rounded to me having her meat hand behind her back on a block.....

Why do you want the elbows inside the body when catching/framing? Why should it be different than MLB? Why do they think it's better than MLB??

5'8" minimum height? Why would height matter? Some of the best collegiate catchers in the country are 5'4" to 5'6".

Chances are that if you only have a 3.0 in HS your chances of scoring a 24 ACT or 1000 SAT are very slim. You will likely be in the 21 ACT and 800 SAT range.

Most D1 catchers have home to first times at or over 3.0. Very, very few are sub 3.0......

Most D1 schools will consider a catcher as long as the pop-to-pop is sub 2.0. Big D1 schools are looking for 1.8 or better pop-to-pops.

Why was nothing about hitting mentioned?



Remember, the NCSA is a business. If they can make you believe that all of the above are requirements to become a D1 catcher, and your dd does not meet all of the requirements, then it makes their job easier because they can save time by finding a D2, D3, or NAIA school that would take your kid in a heartbeat, thus making their job much easier.

How much does the NCSA charge these days? Just curious......