- May 23, 2010
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I think you have asked the same question on College Confidential. I don't have an account there, though I am always reading CC. You need to answer the questions over there to get some more info from those folks.
As others have said, you need to consider where she would like to attend school. What does she want to study, location, public or private, small or large school, rural or urban, etc. Also, consider her GPA and any SAT/ACT/PSAT/PLAN scores. Those will play a large roll in which schools are "possible".
My two older ones play/played softball and sort of went through the recruiting process at the D3 level. If your kid is not a super serious, stud player, D3 may be the place to start. Also, in our experience, unless you go to one of the really big showcase events, the local showcases are typically a waste of time. Not many college coaches there or not the colleges that the kid wants to attend. One thing that might be of value is an NFCA recruiting camp, if there is one near you. They usually have a lot of coaches there. My kids have gone to Pennsbury Academic Camp (not near you) and have had interest (though not from the schools they really liked).
Your kiddo needs to email coaches of schools that she would like to attend. And keep emailing them. Not so much as to annoy them, but to let them know she is still interested in the school. My middle kid, who is a HS senior, had not heard from one particular coach for six months or more, even though she has applied to the school. The other day, she got an email from the coach - sounds like coach needs players for Fall 2016 and that might help my kid in admissions (this is a very selective school, so softball could help with admissions).
Travel ball coaches might be able to help too, though middle kid's coaches didn't have a lot of experience with the academically selective schools, so they didn't really understand her situation. Her current coach told me that he did not need her SAT/ACT scores for showcases, just GPA, because, "Coaches are really just interested in GPA." Umm, last time I looked, schools with single digit acceptance rates were interested in test scores.
As others have said, you need to consider where she would like to attend school. What does she want to study, location, public or private, small or large school, rural or urban, etc. Also, consider her GPA and any SAT/ACT/PSAT/PLAN scores. Those will play a large roll in which schools are "possible".
My two older ones play/played softball and sort of went through the recruiting process at the D3 level. If your kid is not a super serious, stud player, D3 may be the place to start. Also, in our experience, unless you go to one of the really big showcase events, the local showcases are typically a waste of time. Not many college coaches there or not the colleges that the kid wants to attend. One thing that might be of value is an NFCA recruiting camp, if there is one near you. They usually have a lot of coaches there. My kids have gone to Pennsbury Academic Camp (not near you) and have had interest (though not from the schools they really liked).
Your kiddo needs to email coaches of schools that she would like to attend. And keep emailing them. Not so much as to annoy them, but to let them know she is still interested in the school. My middle kid, who is a HS senior, had not heard from one particular coach for six months or more, even though she has applied to the school. The other day, she got an email from the coach - sounds like coach needs players for Fall 2016 and that might help my kid in admissions (this is a very selective school, so softball could help with admissions).
Travel ball coaches might be able to help too, though middle kid's coaches didn't have a lot of experience with the academically selective schools, so they didn't really understand her situation. Her current coach told me that he did not need her SAT/ACT scores for showcases, just GPA, because, "Coaches are really just interested in GPA." Umm, last time I looked, schools with single digit acceptance rates were interested in test scores.
