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Exactly. That's why I suggest that everyone choose their school wisely. I think that's the goal of every school and every coach. However, it should never interfere with the primary goal of education. That's just my opinion, of course. My daughter only played in the NCAA tournament once...- LMUfan
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- Forum: Playing College Softball
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Just so we have a fair and balanced discussion, it should be pointed out that not all D1 schools are like the one your daughter chose. At LMU practice was 12-4 five days per week. LMU is a relatively small school, about 6.000. Many classes are only offered one time during the semester, just...- LMUfan
- Post #28
- Forum: Playing College Softball
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Athletes focusing on single sport too early?
I'm a firm believer in having multiple activities to be well rounded. My daughter played basketball through high school and also participated in competitive show choir throughout high school. She enjoyed basketball much more in high school than softball. The only lessons she had for any...- LMUfan
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- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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My daughter tells me that in her in-person interview for grad school the interviewer was very impressed with the fact that she was a D1 athlete. He didn't know that LMU was D1 and he asked her what division they played he perked up immediately when she said it was D1. He spent some time during...- LMUfan
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- Forum: Playing College Softball
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D3 and NAIA Recruiting
Mark, you give excellent advice. The primary focus must always be the grades and to graduate. Also, the undergrad school can be a very critical choice. A 3.0 at a very strong academic school can be just as valuable as a 4.0 at one that doesn't have a reputation for academics when applying to...- LMUfan
- Post #9
- Forum: Playing College Softball
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D3 and NAIA Recruiting
I think most students change majors at least once. I did, my wife did. Going to college is such an eye opening experience and you see so many new things that you've never heard about before that changing majors is common. I changed school also because the school I was attending didn't have...- LMUfan
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- Forum: Playing College Softball
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D3 and NAIA Recruiting
My recommendation would be to choose the college, based upon education, FIRST. Then if softball is in the cards so be it. That way she hasn't limited her choices to a subset of all of the available colleges. My daughter, like yours, is entering the medical field. She enrolls next month to...- LMUfan
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- Forum: Playing College Softball
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College Visit? LOL!
Mark, A good education can be had if the desire is there. My daughter took classes every summer and carried 18 units in the fall. Add internships and being the team's SAAC representative for three years and she was appropriately challenged. Her reward was that in the spring of her senior...- LMUfan
- Post #23
- Forum: Playing College Softball
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College Visit? LOL!
Ray, I'm sorry to hear that your daughter didn't get an education at her D1 school. However, I think it's not appropriate to assume that all D1 schools are alike. My daughter certainly got a fine education at Loyola Marymount and graduated on time as promised. She also chose a relatively...- LMUfan
- Post #21
- Forum: Playing College Softball
