Fake softball energy trend

[softgabby]

I've seen and heard the songs and chants in dugouts in travel ball. I've initiated a few of them myself. All we want to do is have some fun with our friends for a few hours playing the game we love instead of having some stuffy adult telling us we can't have a little fun. Now I do agree some of the songs and chants do get out of hand. But its still fun even when working with a team your rivals with.

 

[Wildfire]

'Hey, we want some [insert girls name]!' I asked the players if they knew the origin of that cheer. None did. I left it at that.

 

[CoachJD]

'Hey, we want some [insert girls name]!' I asked the players if they knew the origin of that cheer. None did. I left it at that.

That one is tough because, the origin, yeah...

But it's been used in the way the players now use it for many years in other cheering/sport contexts, so I wonder if it's so far removed from 2 Live Crew that it doesn't matter.

 

[Tazman]

'Hey, we want some [insert girls name]!' I asked the players if they knew the origin of that cheer. None did. I left it at that.

The first time I heard that one my neck snapped. Pretty creative and pretty wrong. I asked the girls as well (another HS team) and they all knew. Coach didn't. At first it bugged me a bit given origin but now it's part of the repertoire and I'm cool with it (not that they'd care if I wasn't)

 

[cbullard]

I am a big baseball fan too and he’s right but this isn’t professional baseball, these are college females.

Also so what if it is manufactured. I think it is amusing that it bothers you enough to make a thread about it.

I am a big baseball fan too and he’s right but this isn’t professional baseball, these are college females.

Also so what if it is manufactured. I think it is amusing that it bothers you enough to make a thread about it.

I just don’t think all of these emotional outbursts are sincere. It’s for “show”. That’s all. Spiking bats on walks for example.

And it’s a message board. Why does anyone post anything on the board?

 

[uncdrew]

Great take. I honestly love passion. But everyone doing the same gestures is more of a trend thing vs a sincere outburst of emotion…in my opinion.

I’m watching OU now and they over celebrate everything. It would be like football players dancing whenever they get a first down

Girl got intentionally walked just now and acted like she hit the game running grand slam while curing cancer and rescuing puppies from a fire.

 

[schwabach]

Anybody brave enough to assert that Jayda Coleman is faking her enthusiasm? Anyone? Buehler?

 

[kibadbo]

I just don’t think all of these emotional outbursts are sincere. It’s for “show”. That’s all. Spiking bats on walks for example.

And it’s a message board. Why does anyone post anything on the board?

I have always been an old-school, "congratulations, you did your job" kind of guy. I used to literally get embarrassed when my kid's team would perform cheers over some silly play. I have since learned that this is the wrong way to think about it.

The arguments that these are kids, and this is a game are true, and enough reason alone to justify all the extreme enthusiasm. But I doubt it's why big-name college teams go crazy over a walk. They do it because it is an easy way to help keep their mental game on point. It is an old truism that softball is a game of failure and if you let all that failure get to you, you're going to struggle. Celebrating even the smallest wins is a great way to combat the negativity spiral that can occur when things aren't going well. I can't even count how many times I've seen a girl turn one error into a horrible tournament. The constant enthusiasm turns that mindset into a small hiccup on the trail to success.

It also can intimidate the hell out of the opposing team. I thought my DD's high school coach was insane when I heard that she makes her kids cheer until literally the last out, regardless of the score. But then I watched them turn a 9-1 deficit in the 6th into a 13-9 victory. They treated every stupid blooper, every walk, every fumbled grounder into proof they were building momentum, and soon the opposition believed it too. They completely folded. They looked scared with a late eight-run lead.

The enthusiasm works. With the mental game becoming such a big part of sports, it just seems like a no-brainer.

 

[cbullard]

I have always been an old-school, "congratulations, you did your job" kind of guy. I used to literally get embarrassed when my kid's team would perform cheers over some silly play. I have since learned that this is the wrong way to think about it.

The arguments that these are kids, and this is a game are true, and enough reason alone to justify all the extreme enthusiasm. But I doubt it's why big-name college teams go crazy over a walk. They do it because it is an easy way to help keep their mental game on point. It is an old truism that softball is a game of failure and if you let all that failure get to you, you're going to struggle. Celebrating even the smallest wins is a great way to combat the negativity spiral that can occur when things aren't going well. I can't even count how many times I've seen a girl turn one error into a horrible tournament. The constant enthusiasm turns that mindset into a small hiccup on the trail to success.

It also can intimidate the hell out of the opposing team. I thought my DD's high school coach was insane when I heard that she makes her kids cheer until literally the last out, regardless of the score. But then I watched them turn a 9-1 deficit in the 6th into a 13-9 victory. They treated every stupid blooper, every walk, every fumbled grounder into proof they were building momentum, and soon the opposition believed it too. They completely folded. They looked scared with a late eight-run lead.

The enthusiasm works. With the mental game becoming such a big part of sports, it just seems like a no-brainer.

Great feedback. I appreciate the conversation. I’m watching FSU right now. They play with excitement and it’s genuine looking. It doesn’t look forced at all. A genuine love for the game and one another.

OU does just to do it. Going ballistic on walks is so corny

 

[_MIA_]

OU does just to do it. Going ballistic on walks is so corny

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