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    Summer before college travel ball

    I would agree the schedule seems excessive, especially if most of the girls have already committed to play somewhere. My daughter's team recruited a few new players that were upcoming seniors, and also kept those that graduated on the roster. The graduated seniors could then come in and play at...
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    At a crossroad

    My daughter's travel ball team did, class of 2020. Every single one of those girls received offers at City of Lights tournament, and went on to play college ball. Majority were JC's, with a few NAIA's. They played local in-state tourneys year round, and then focused on a specific list of about 3...
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    At a crossroad

    This is all my opinion, of course, but after working with my DD up to playing for a JC program: It's true that the girls need to contact coaches frequently to get on their radar, but it wastes precious time to just email 30 programs your DD hasn't researched. My DD and I sat down and literally...
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    Lazy kid

    We had the same problem, it was hard to find anyone to catch. (I was horrible at it, and gave up once she got over 50 mph). My daughter hated pitching to an empty net as it just wasn't the same as having a catcher and targets. We started to use brightly colored pipe cleaners tied onto the net to...
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    When to begin to be concerned about college showcases

    My DD had a few instances where this happened at a Triple Crown showcases, which was absolutely amazing and flattering, but this happened around when she was a junior in HS and it was from JC's, D2's, and D3's. I would agree, though, that unless your daughter contacted the coaches prior to the...
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    How has the college softball spring season gone with COVID restrictions?

    We don't feel great about having DD make the jump to another school with an open campus, since by the end of spring they had half the players they started out with. We were also downright sad because this was her dream school for the last 3 years. The biggest factors with players leaving the...
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    How has the college softball spring season gone with COVID restrictions?

    Just wondering how other daughters have fared at college during this strange COVID spring season? We're obviously really grateful that they got to play any games at all, compared to last year's disappointment as a 2020 senior. Mine landed up transferring from a strictly online, completely closed...
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    Curious about HS Softball fees & fundraising costs?

    This morning the Varsity coach texted my freshman about having the rest of $200 donation money in TODAY. I am holding myself back from sending a very rude email asking why they feel that 11 freshman games are worth $700 in donations and $235 in fees. That's $85 a game for these freshman...
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    Need some help

    From my DD's lessons, I picked up the following short reminders about her dropball - "Shorten the stride" (just a few tiny inches), and "Nose over knee" (more of a lean forward, not to bend forward). Nope, I'm not a pitching coach, but these just stuck in my head. :)
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    Curious about HS Softball fees & fundraising costs?

    I'm curious as to what other high schools are charging for fees and also the minimum fundraising amount? My youngest has now decided to play (great news!) and I a little surprised she's expected to get $700 in cash donations after paying $235 (fees + uniform pieces) and $50 (concessions fee)...
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    What is the yearly attrition rate?

    I completely agree! DD went to the Pacific NW to play and attend school, but no on-campus classes and closed facilities (like the library, caferia, etc) led to most of the team being way too wrapped up in "other things". After one semester of dealing with those gals, she's now at technical...
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    When life gives you lemons, find a place to play ball!

    Well, it happened. The school that my DD had dreamed of attending for the last 2 years did not turn out to be the college experience that she had hoped it would be. There are many different reasons, but strict COVID restrictions had a huge part to play in the level of satisfaction with the...
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    At what point does chanting go from annoying to un sportsmanlike?

    I would take the chants all day long over the screaming (no words, no chants). Just plain old, long, drawn out screams from the opposing team. Apparently this is meant to shake up the pitchers and generally annoy everyone. I cannot figure out for the life of me why these local parents or coaches...
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    At what point do you, or you DD decide that she's not going to make it as a pitcher?

    Man, it's tough sometimes being a pitcher's parent! She's going to become a very resilient adult, I am guessing! Failure will happen, softball definitely teaches them that tough lesson and how to work through it.
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    At what point do you, or you DD decide that she's not going to make it as a pitcher?

    I feel you there! I have asked my daughter so many times if she truly, truly wants to continue pitching. Told her that it's okay to say enough is enough. Now she's off at college, hoping to pitch and play this next spring (as long as the 'rona doesn't shut down college ball)! My daughter can be...
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