Pitching Mask and College

[MNDad]

I just came across this article this morning.

What Hockey Pucks and Softballs have in Common? - Softball Journey - Help for Parents, Players & Coaches

Where do people get the idea the ball is coming off a fastpitch bat at over 100 mph?

 

[riseball]

Where do people get the idea the ball is coming off a fastpitch bat at over 100 mph?

The end goal is to elicit and emotional response and it sounds much scarier to say over 100mph than the actual 70-80mph. To the uninformed 100mph sounds reasonable and if you go with a gazillion mph, well then everyone knows that you full of crap and making it up.

 

[cuzmail]

Maybe that +100mph bat exit speed is taken with the same radar gun that shows most pitchers throwing +70mph ?

 

[riseball]

Maybe that +100mph bat exit speed is taken with the same radar gun that shows most pitchers throwing +70mph ?

Or radar grandpa!

 

[cuzmail]

Or radar grandpa!

Ah yes, how could we forget radar Grandpa!

 

[PA SB Dad]

Did someone say "Radar Grampa"!!!

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[MNDad]

Did someone say "Radar Grampa"!!!

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That never gets old. Lol

 

[Coach JV]

Quote Originally Posted by riseball View Post
Sounds much more like hyperbole than real world experience. Have a hard time believing any coach would be that short sighted. But then again I am sure they are out there.

Do you think it is a bit awkward as a coach while recruiting a player, that she is in the backseat while Dad is in front
bombarding the coach with questions, this is not a great scenario for a potential recruit. As a coach, I am recruiting
a young adult who needs to be comfortable and accountable once she is on campus. Having done the recruiting circuit
and meeting dozens of college coaches, the trip is all about the player. Coaches prefer to have time with recruit
to get to know her, parents have plenty of opportunity to have their questions addressed at the end of the visit.
Official visits are designed for the player to visit campus by herself as she expresses her individuality when her
parent is at the hotel

 

[grcsftbll]

It's not just sports and it's not new. I was 17 when I started college. I had a job, paid my bills, ya know, was as grown up as a 17 year old can be. I remember being blown away by the number of my peers who still had their mommies calling financial aid for them, or registering them for their classes. Even then I thought it was pretty sad.

 

[riseball]

Do you think it is a bit awkward as a coach while recruiting a player, that she is in the backseat while Dad is in front
bombarding the coach with questions, this is not a great scenario for a potential recruit. As a coach, I am recruiting
a young adult who needs to be comfortable and accountable once she is on campus. Having done the recruiting circuit
and meeting dozens of college coaches, the trip is all about the player. Coaches prefer to have time with recruit
to get to know her, parents have plenty of opportunity to have their questions addressed at the end of the visit.
Official visits are designed for the player to visit campus by herself as she expresses her individuality when her
parent is at the hotel

I agree. What I was referring to as hyperbole was the statement about rescinding the offer based on the single action of a parent. Not to mention that the sequence of events is totally out of place.