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Since she was eight years old she has dreamed of playing softball in the Olympics.
She is 13 y/o and one of the top players on her B level team, but now recognizes she is not one of the top players in our area. The other day she turned to me and said she knows she is never going to play in the Olympics and she is never going to play D1 ball. I told her I didn't think she would make the Olympic team, but that did not mean she would never play D1. We briefly discussed the fact that just because she is not a top player now, it doesn't mean she won't peak in the next few years.
Anyone have the experience of a solid B level player becoming an A level player in their mid-teens?
Keep in mind we live where it gets a bit cold in the winter, so she does not have the opportunities to play and practice (more than once a week) in the winter.
We hit off the tee and I front toss wiffles (behind a bownet) in our garage. We have a 3 car garage but it could be done in a 2 car garage. You just have to be willing to withstand the constant banging of the wiffles against the garage door We also do some ground ball work as well. Only thing a person can do is work as hard as they to achieve their goals. If you do that, whatever the outcome, you will not have any regrets later in life.
Edit: Just saw your post about no basement/garage. Have her take dry swings somewhere in the house. When I was growing up in MA, we didn't have a basement and we had a 1 car garage with no room. When I wasn't playing hoop, I would take a 100 swings with a weighted bat and another 100 with my game bat. Not sure it did any good but at least I felt like I was doing something and confidence in your abilities is half the battle sometimes....
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