- Feb 15, 2016
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Had a coach come to watch a fast girl play at a showcase. She hit and ran and stole bases and then ran and stole more bases. When she got thrown out or scored, she went right back on base to run for someone else. The other team knew she would try to steal but that was fine. That college coach came to our game to specifically watch one player and she requested to see her run bases and steal so we did that. Coach had her stopwatch out and got a lot of good data on that player. The other team was great about it. College coach wanted to see her in the outfield, at 2B, and at catcher (even though she caught in HS and not for our TB team) so she played all three positions. Side note: the player ended up committing to another school. I don't see as much of that anymore which is unfortunate. Some tournaments that bill themselves as showcases are also qualifiers which completely misses the boat to me. A tournament can't really be both. If a coach comes to watch a specific player it is the TB coach's job to get that player on the field. If the players and parents understand that the coaching staff is trying to help the players get signed they will all jump on-board. Sometimes a player has to sit because a coach showed up to watch a specific player. The player who sat will get her opportunity when a coach shows up to watch her. Coaches and parents get your players to contact coaches and invite them out to watch. Keep contacting coaches even on weekends when you know the coach won't be there. Give them updates on your season. A coach is far more likely to go watch a player who has been in regular contact and has maybe attended a camp at their school or a clinic that they have coached at as opposed to a player who sees a coach is attending a showcase and then emails that coach right before the tournament.