I take kid "A", more experience and more dedicated, less likely to give up, when you need her. MO
letting kids play other sports
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I take kid "A", more experience and more dedicated, less likely to give up, when you need her. MO
The one with the better grades.
The one who has a sibling playing college sports.
The one with a parent that played a college sport.
The one with a parent who is a veteran.
The one that lives less than a one day drive, but more than 2 hours from the campus.
And a whole slew of other stuff.
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Somewhere at the very bottom of the list of stuff you might care about - because they played 3 sports but doubt it would ever get to that. Too many other things are much more important.
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Clearly you take the better player but assuming all else is equal I take the single sport kid. I am assuming that she hasn't burned out or has any overuse injuries which are two of the off cited reasons for playing multiple sports.
I don't care that she could throw a javelin in high school. Can she hit a curve ball now?
The problem is that things are never equal and the history of how you spent your afternoons in High School is of no real consequence. You are who you are, and what you are. What you did in High School or TB is just noise. If you are an athlete, then great. How you got there is trivia.
Maybe a more appropriate question would be "If physical abilities are equal, why would a college coach care how many sports you played?"
Maybe a more appropriate question would be "If physical abilities are equal, why would a college coach care how many sports you played?"
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I think the focus of this thread is getting lost with mentions of elite players/recruiting. I'm sorry, there are only so many hours in a day. 1 travel sport + school + social life should be ENOUGH for any child. Great if your child wants to play 3 sports but not great for all of the other players who show up to everything and are truly committed to that team in that season. Many parents overschedule their kids and don't realize that it is very selfish to the rest of the team.
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and the same token, why should a coach care how far you live from campus? If you can ball, doesn't matter local. If you want people to come to watch, why not get local talent first. And before you say, outside distractions , school and sports, should take up most of their time. IMO
Close enough for family to attend games, kid to go home during holidays but far enough where they do not just show up. Even in college often parents are part of the problem.
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I've heard college coaches say they will take B, with the thinking that she has more room for growth/development once she starts focusing solely on softball.
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There seem to be two separate issues: playing multiple sports at different times, and playing multiple sports at the same time.
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My DD is just starting high school. Obviously she plays softball, and she started a regular workout/weight lifting program about 6 months ago. . She's noticing a difference in strength and agility. Recently she's expressed some interest in basketball She told me she's going to go out for the high school team. She did not play organized basketball since she was like 7. She just said she had fun when her friends played some pick up games. It will be interesting to see if she makes it. I told her go for it. Nothing to lose
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