So, DD is playing at a D3 school. She is a sophomore. Freshman year was ROUGH. Without getting into all the details, her hitting slump was seemingly unbreakable. NO hits for the entire season. NONE. Batting average of .000. She did great with fielding (1B), but she was so in her own head...
After having done very local (10 minute drive) to very far (6 hour drive) travel teams, my advice is to stay as close to home as you can as long as you can. If your DD wants to play high-level D1, you'll need a national exposure team starting in about 9th grade. If she wants to play in college...
Some teams are very cohesive; some are not. A team dinner is fun but can sometimes be a hassle.
PRO TIP: If you go to a restaurant with the whole team, do your server(s) a favor and tie your food to your DD's jersey number. If she's #7, you tell the server you're with #7 and then s/he can...
Echoing everyone else's remarks, but there will come a time in travel ball when staying with friends can no longer be a priority. Softball is a much more individual sport than the average Joe may believe. Take the spot that will be best for your daughter in terms of playing time, competition...
Short answer: not a sustainable prospect. Unless you have the world's most understanding coaches. DD did TB and AAU for two years (6th and 7th grade). She was still on a B-level TB team at that time so the travel demands weren't huge, but there were a lot of overlapping tournaments and...
Yeah, I would consider maybe doing a B travel team or rec team just to stay in shape. But no heavy travel or overuse. I know that such teams do exist in most areas. DD (also a senior) will play locally, but we are not doing CO, CA, etc... And there are enough on the team that occasional...
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I slightly misspoke. They are not "majors" per se, but rather a program of study.
DD is committed to a D3 program that is high academic. Coach told her that it is very rare for all the girls to be present at any given practice because someone always has a class or lab to attend. There are no restrictions on majors and there are pre-engineering, pre-med and pre-law majors on...
Actually, he said that 3B is a good outfielder. Guess you didn't see that part? Are you a parent? Just curious as to why your attitude toward parents is so harsh.
Wrong. I never asked whether to talk to the coach. What, exactly, would be the point of that at this point? I also said that my DD spoke to her about the gradual loss of her catching position and HC basically gaslighted her into believing she'd give her more time. I was more interested in...
OP here; I understand the philosophical discussion of "play your seniors" vs. "play the best nine," but it doesn't apply to the situation I described. My DD is both a senior and a four-year starter. Not someone who has never played in the starting lineup before. So that argument just isn't...
I think that the freshman who wound up doing the majority of the catching this year has superior arm strength to my DD, although she never caught anyone stealing until that very last night of the season. However, my DD is better at other important things like blocking/framing and overall...
She is. DIII school. And I already know that all sorts of crazy stuff can happen with college ball, so I am aware that something like this or way worse can happen in college. But the sting of being pulled in that last at-bat is going to be with her and us for a while. We're still hearing...
Yeah, DD was 2nd team All Region sophomore year and 1st team last year. Won't get anything this year since she only played in the field for about 1/4 of the games. That hurts too.
On the other hand, she is going to be playing DIII ball with a Coach who wants her and fought for her. I'm not...