Similar thing happened to my DD her freshman year at a private university - they decided that they were short on funding, starting pitcher got hurt in fall ball and was out for the rest of the school year so they dissolved the softball team. I had to fight tooth and nail to get them to honor her...
Oklahoma University has an NIL deal for all of their football, basketball (men's and women's) and softball players. $50k potential for each athlete in exchange for community service...
Unless it was a "stay to play" tournament, we typically stayed at a different hotel than most of the players/parents for a couple reasons. First, when you are playing so many games in a weekend, that is a lot of together time with your team (our team also had team lunches at the field, so that...
Welcome to college athletics. It is a huge juggling act, especially freshman year. My DD lost weight and was getting less than 5 hours of sleep because there just wasn't enough hours in the day to get everything done. Got a little easier once she settled into a routine but still dang tough...
I think that it honestly depends on the batter. A fast base runner that bats in the .200's - wear that pitch like a shirt. Slower base runner that hits bombs (like my DD was) - she would do everything she could to get out of the way so that she would have another chance to hit the ball.
My DD when into college knowing she was going to study nursing. She picked a college with a great nursing program, knowing that she would only realistically be able to play 2 years of softball if she wanted to graduate in 4 years. She ended up only playing one year and transferring to another...
My DD was a catcher. She guest played for a team at a big tournament in a nearby state the summer between her junior and senior year and the coach continued to yell at her to remove her helmet (she wasn't missing pop ups or anything so I am not sure why it even became an issue) - until she...
When DD played travel ball, the entire team knew the signs - helped the fielders know where the ball was being pitched and possibly anticipate where the ball would go if hit. That is how DD coaches her HS team as well - everyone knows where the ball is going to be pitched. College teams as well...
My DD is now an assistant Varsity coach at a local HS (in addition to being a full time NICU RN - she's a busy girl at 23). I go to the games to support her and the team as well as being another set of eyes and ears. The last two games that I have been at the umpires have not been very good. And...
In our state the high school activities association prohibit a player from practicing or playing on any other team during the HS season. If caught that player would be banned from competing on the HS team. Likewise for coaches.
My DD played for a travel ball team nearly 300 miles on the the other side of the state for the last 2.5 years of high school. Drove her over 4 hours one way for practices every weekend, then in the summer after her senior year she drove herself half the time. Not a choice for us - no Class A TB...
I am proud to say that DD has joined the coaching staff as assistant varsity coach of the biggest HS (former rival school) in our area (they sought her out to coach, she didn't apply). She and the varsity coach (former D1 volleyball player, D1 volleyball coach and former HS softball player) are...