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    Heart guard?

    I used to smash tennis balls at my dd. She wore her batting helmet for protection. It helped her sharpen her glove reflexes.
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    Small Freshman Signing Classes

    It is absolutely impossible to predict or imagine your DD's college experience, Hope that you have raised a strong motivated athlete and sit back for the ride. Be a support for your DD during the lows and find as much joy as possible during the highs. The entire college experience will turn...
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    Recruiting - how much does coach watch you play?

    It depends on the coach and situation. My DD attended two camps and coach never saw her in a game. If a coach has been to two of her games, I would take that as a good sign. Especially if she gets invited to a camp.
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    Guess I'll start an off-topic thread?

    I have had multiple bouts of Diverticulitus. It's really important to listen to your body and catch it early. The first time I was down for a week with high fever and really felt terrible. After that, I could kind of tell when it was coming on and got on antibiotics quick. In the last few...
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    First week of college practice

    College coaches are a different breed. If you think you can identify crazy coaches, you are mistaken. Most coaches have multiple personalities. (at least two: recruiting and coaching). I was so excited about my dd's oach during the recruiting process. I thought she could have been a high...
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    Tricks/games to recreate pressure?

    Burpees for team for misplayed balls at practice.
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    The First Last-Sr Year.

    Totally understand where your head is. I was in exactly the same place in the fall of 2019. Planned on traveling to most if not all of dd's games in the spring of 2020. Unfortunately, Covid shut the season down after 12 games. Not sure if dd or myself will ever get over that. DD did not...
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    LLWS Philippine team

    Watched game yesterday. Very impressed with team chemistry. Also, Philippine pitcher is very good.
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    Team Merger

    My dd did this at 12U. I combined my best 5 from the 10U team I coached with the best 5 from our fiercest 10U rival. I knew going in that my role would be as assistant coach. I had to cut one of my top 5 because I knew the parents would not mesh with the other team. We had two really good...
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    Colleges/Universities with high academic standards (engineering)

    The University Athletic Association (Brandeis, Emory, WashU, NYU, Case Western, And Carnegie Melon) is a good place to look for high academic schools with good softball programs.
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    Finished HS Career

    I also miss "having skin in the game". My DD graduated college in 2020 and did not come back for her Covid year because of career goals. I miss the games and chance to front toss her more than you can imagine. My message is to enjoy every minute of the ride because it ends too soon. I still...
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    Committed, SR Season - What to do???

    My DD played on a competitive TB team until the summer before college started. That summer she played on a team (4 tournaments) that was basically her high school team and other friends. It was very relaxed and the girls did surprisingly well. Her focus during the summer was on conditioning...
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    Skipping Tryouts This Year

    If your DD can play, it will not be a problem finding a team in the spring. The older age groups rosters are more fluid than the younger teams.
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    Colleges who CAN START RECRUITING EARLY befor D1's

    All of the comments regarding the player being the front person in the recruiting process is absolutely correct. If you depend on the coach, organization head, or a paid recruiter, you have no idea of what is really going on. My DD played for an organization that was basically a funnel to a...
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    Colleges who CAN START RECRUITING EARLY befor D1's

    My DDs's coach (high academic d3) told us that there were 3 categories of recruits: 1. Golden Ticket recruits (guaranteed to get in). There were a very limited number of these. 2. Preferred Recruit (Coach would advise admissions that this applicant was being recruited for softball). There...
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    How hot is too hot?

    "Florida Water" really helps deal with the heat. Florida water is rags in an ice chest of ice water with the cheap alcohol based cologne added. Do not know if it's still available but it helps a lot.
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    College recruitment

    You have not mentioned academics once in your post or responses. Realistically, softball is at most a 4 year deal for 99% of the players who play college softball. Many girls do not last 4 years for a variety of reasons. Your DD's academic interests should way heavily in the recruiting...
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    College recruitment

    Many think that if your DD is a stud and sends out a ton of emails, offers will come flowing in and all you have to do is pick one. Recruitment is more like dating, the player and coach have to get to know each other and mutually decide it is a good fit. It is important to narrow the list of...
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    Sore legs

    DD college team spends a good 10-15 minutes light stretching/rolling after games. Physically and mentally beneficial.
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    Practice questions

    I would suggest a break in your schedule. The months of December and January would be a good time to stop all softball activity. Conditioning and strength training can continue. I believe that after a decent break, the improvement jumps significantly more than continuing the grind week after...

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