Recruiting is a big game of musical chairs and unless your DD is a bonafide STUD there is a chance the school of her dreams will have already committed all of their athletic money for her class if she waits too long in the process. I know several seniors who are now signing as preferred walk-ons because they kept holding out for a better offer from another school and when that offer never came, they had to resort to "Plan B"....but the "Plan B" coaches had already committed all of their athletic money to other players. There is still a chance for academic money with great grades and a good ACT/SAT score, but that is up to the admissions board, not the softball coaches.
At what age is too early to attend a College Showcase Camp?
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Recruiting is a big game of musical chairs and unless your DD is a bonafide STUD there is a chance the school of her dreams will have already committed all of their athletic money for her class if she waits too long in the process. I know several seniors who are now signing as preferred walk-ons because they kept holding out for a better offer from another school and when that offer never came, they had to resort to "Plan B"....but the "Plan B" coaches had already committed all of their athletic money to other players. There is still a chance for academic money with great grades and a good ACT/SAT score, but that is up to the admissions board, not the softball coaches.
I have yet to see any TB pitcher that was ready to pitch in the SEC. It is a world away from TB. MY DD was the NJCAA pitcher of the year and she will be the first to tell you she needs to up her game even more to be effective in the SEC. She said one of the biggest differences is the discipline at the plate.
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Will be interesting to see how Kelly Barnhill does this year as a freshman at UF....
Her feet will tell the story. Haven not seen her in a while. Do you know if she has fixed it?
Have never seen an umpire call her for an IP, so not sure what her incentive is to fix it....I did hear that the UF coaches were "tweaking" her mechanics.
I know some of the folks who umpire the Gator games. If she does not fix it, not even Tim will be able to help her.
I know some of the folks who umpire the Gator games. If she does not fix it, not even Tim will be able to help her.
Do those same folks umpire the USF games? I never saw Sarah Nevins called for an IP until she reached the WCWS.....
Doubtful it is the same crew. Typically the HC of a college team hand selects the umpires for their home games, or at a minimum has significant input. Which is why when you see things get called in the conference tournaments and the WCWS that never get called in the hometown stadium. At the conference tournament the umpires serve at the pleasure of the conference, and at the WCWS the NCAA. So when HC / umpire relationships are not in play, IP's suddenly get called. Had an umpire that I have known for years tell me that more than once he wanted to dump Tim, but he knew that would be his last game in Gainesville.
Wow, I learned something new today and I was hardly trying! Talk about home field advantage! I always assumed the umpires were assigned by the conference similar to football.
