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Both kidneys...because some parents are willing to sell both of their kidneys to get their kid recruited?
Both kidneys...because some parents are willing to sell both of their kidneys to get their kid recruited?
Yup the specter of dialysis is nothing compared to the eternal glory afforded by a D1 offer..Both kidneys...
Not officially at least. If your kid happens to play well in games where college coaches are there for whatever reason (can happen at the bigger National tournaments especially if you are on a team which has kids in HS on it), they will take notice and make a note..Not something you or her should worry about though.
I gotcha. Does sounds like she is growing as a player and personMy awesome kid - has only been playing competitive softball for one year and pitching for one year. She’s not getting recruited for college now.
We have a local D1 school that offers weekly clinics/skills sessions as well as team camps. The clinics are weeknights throughout the fall-winter and run by the college coach and various players. The attendance during the weeknight clinics is super low, mainly due to lack of advertising but that's not my problem and we benefit. My daughter has gained a wealth of knowledge, especially on the days that she's literally one on one with instruction.
My daughter is also too young for any type of recruitment, but the networking is key. We go to games in the spring and the players call her out by name in the stands. During home tournaments, they'll actually take her to hang out with them between games. It's a huge confidence boost for her and allows her to get insight on what college ball entails.
My awesome kid - has only been playing competitive softball for one year and pitching for one year. She’s not getting recruited for college now. But, she could use some medium stress tryout type practice to just get comfortable in that environment as she really wants to try and get on the varsity high school team. She did two skills camps this summer and it’s shocking the difference in her ability to make eye contact and talk to coaches and ask for feedback. Because she hasn’t been playing for years tryouts and even pitching in front of new people is still not the norm. Her pitching coach told me to sign her up for lots of things until she can confidently walk into a room and tell people she’s a pitcher and pitch in front of them. And it seems to be working.
It's not always about getting seen to get recruited. If you attend the same growing up the coaches will remember you and they will recognize you as you actually get to the age of recruitment. As long as the skill set is there and your academics goals match up and of course if your parents went to the school go a long way!!We have a local D1 school that offers weekly clinics/skills sessions as well as team camps. The clinics are weeknights throughout the fall-winter and run by the college coach and various players. The attendance during the weeknight clinics is super low, mainly due to lack of advertising but that's not my problem and we benefit. My daughter has gained a wealth of knowledge, especially on the days that she's literally one on one with instruction.
My daughter is also too young for any type of recruitment, but the networking is key. We go to games in the spring and the players call her out by name in the stands. During home tournaments, they'll actually take her to hang out with them between games. It's a huge confidence boost for her and allows her to get insight on what college ball entails.
It's not always about getting seen to get recruited. If you attend the same growing up the coaches will remember you and they will recognize you as you actually get to the age of recruitment. As long as the skill set is there and your academics goals match up and of course if your parents went to the school go a long way!!
In general this is correct..there are exceptions though (watch till the end..lol)
(kid was in 8th grade at the time..she has a similar one with Patty..hugging a kid has to be some kind of recruiting violation no? ). Of course everybody knew who she was before this but if a kid hits like 10 out in a row (BP or not) you probably will get noticed..
Somebody needs to give the kid hitting beside her a refund..