10 years ago when my daughter was 10U, we were playing a very good team with a very good pitcher, in fact that team went on to win both the NSA and USSSA state championships that year. At the time their pictcher was amazing. I gunned her multiple times at several tournaments ( we played them...
I agree wholeheartedly with your post and sentiment. I rarely post because BM and a few others come across as pompous know it alls. I asked for pitching advice and got parenting advice. If I'd wanted parenting advice, I'd go to a parenting advice board. I'm glad Bill Hillhouse wrote what he did...
I rarely post, but have noticed that a few posters feel the need to pontificate and lecture well beyond the original post. For example, I asked for input about my community college daughter (pitcher) and her tendency to consistently start slow in games but finish strong. I received some very...
JoJo, I think you're onto something. Things have always come fairly easily for my DD. She's not a superstar, but she reaches a level of competence quickly. But...........in that process, her mental preparation has always been causal. However, I did overhear her ask the coach during her last...
Let me take a minute to thank all of you for your thoughtful and helpful replies. This is typically a very useful forum. With respect to helping your child at age 19 vs. age 14 or any age for that matter, IMHO, you help your kids when needed or asked, regardless of age or circumstance, be it...
My DD is a 19 year old freshman pitcher at the community college level. Her team has played about 23 games this fall, often against NCAA D2 and NAIA schools. During the fall season she's continued a pattern that's she's had all of her HS and travel career. She tends to get hit early and then...
Rec Ball
When my DD was 11, (now 19 and pitching in college) she was asked to play with a local rec team. We said ok, but prefer that she not pitch. The team eventually got to the rec league championship game. The coach asked if we'd let her pitch this one game. We agreed to let her pitch. She...
We met with Bill one time. He was easy going, told some corny jokes and was firm in his views. Never went back,due to distance and finding a better fit as a PC.
I'm happy she'll be close by and playing for a pitcher. If after a year or two she hangs it up, we'll have gotten 12 years of joy. If she decides to play at a 4 year school after community college, all the better.
Getting recruited is easy, finding the right fit, now that's damn difficult. My daughter has gotten five d2 offers, four d3 offers, one NAIA offer and two community college offers. But, in each case in her mind, the "fit" was not what she wanted.
What is "fit"? In some cases fit means not...
That is not true, there are NCAA restrictions on softball transfers, I know, my daughter just transferred. For starters, if you are D1 or D2, you've got to sit out a year, unless you get your release from the original college. Secondly, even if you get your release, you still have to get written...