- May 7, 2008
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(This is our families first time throught the recruiting process)
My daughter is in the recruiting processs with video and stats in hand contacting coaches via mail, email, phone, and visiting prospective schools in person. She is a pitcher and only 5-2. Despite a NIke Sparq rating in the elite level (51) and radar speed in the 58-60 range, the look we get from coaches communicates "are you kidding you are too small". Interestingly the one D1 coach who actually seen her pitch in person was the only one who verablized and said "when I first saw you on the mound I said OMG she is tiny. By the third inning I had complelety forgotten that you were 5-2".
(She is considering a reasonably small number of D1 and DIII schools primarly based on thier academic reputation and offerings)
here is the question - Should we lay this issue on the table when we get the "look" from the coach? How do we broach the issue of size with the coach in a way that does not seem defensive?
Thanks
My daughter is in the recruiting processs with video and stats in hand contacting coaches via mail, email, phone, and visiting prospective schools in person. She is a pitcher and only 5-2. Despite a NIke Sparq rating in the elite level (51) and radar speed in the 58-60 range, the look we get from coaches communicates "are you kidding you are too small". Interestingly the one D1 coach who actually seen her pitch in person was the only one who verablized and said "when I first saw you on the mound I said OMG she is tiny. By the third inning I had complelety forgotten that you were 5-2".
(She is considering a reasonably small number of D1 and DIII schools primarly based on thier academic reputation and offerings)
here is the question - Should we lay this issue on the table when we get the "look" from the coach? How do we broach the issue of size with the coach in a way that does not seem defensive?
Thanks