How an 8 second video helped a girl get a D1 Scholarship

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How an 8-second video helped South Christian senior secure Division 1 scholarship - MLive.com

GRAND RAPIDS – There were a number of reasons why Jackson State University coach Rick Fremin offered South Christian senior Sarah Austin a scholarship to play Division 1 softball for his program.

Austin, who recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Jackson, Miss., based school, has the techniques, skills, character and personality to play for his team, Fremin said.

What else?

 

[Cobb_of_Fury]

girl got's hop's (as we used to say - back in the Dark ages)

 

[Perfect Circle]

Yep China... I've said it before... a skilz video should be 3 .gifs & 21 seconds long...

 

[JAD]

Impressive vertical, but I would think that would catch the eye of a basketball or volleyball coach more than a softball coach.......

 

[abbygale]

What they didn't share was that she stacked those tires by all by herself.

 

[tmolina]

yea but her skills video is 6 minutes long!

 

[slingnit]

Impressive vertical, but I would think that would catch the eye of a basketball or volleyball coach more than a softball coach.......

Really didn't even show a vertical, head rose maybe a foot. I'm sure it wasn't this video that got her the scholarship. Can you catch? No. Can you throw? No. Can you hit? No. Well how can you help our team? I can jump on top of three tires that are all stacked up.

Don't get me wrong it shows some good athleticism but does not prove any playing ability.

 

[DrPipes]

Really didn't even show a vertical, head rose maybe a foot. I'm sure it wasn't this video that got her the scholarship. Can you catch? No. Can you throw? No. Can you hit? No. Well how can you help our team? I can jump on top of three tires that are all stacked up.

Don't get me wrong it shows some good athleticism but does not prove any playing ability.

Exactly!!!

 

[chinamigarden]

perhaps there is something to be learned from this. That is that coaches are willing to work with someone who is athletic and not perfectly polished over someone who is perfectly polished but not athletic.

 

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Really didn't even show a vertical, head rose maybe a foot. I'm sure it wasn't this video that got her the scholarship. Can you catch? No. Can you throw? No. Can you hit? No. Well how can you help our team? I can jump on top of three tires that are all stacked up.

Don't get me wrong it shows some good athleticism but does not prove any playing ability.

She was expected to play Div III or NAIA, so she could play ball. But according to the coach who gave her a scholarship, this video helped.