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    College players - frustrated and tired of it?

    My DD is going into her Senior year of playing DI college ball. These past two years have really taken so much away; I think it has changed her attitude significantly. Has anyone else experienced that? I never thought I'd see the day where she lost her enthusiasm for the game. I've always said...
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    Sunglasses recommendations

    This is not necessarily a college softball topic but DD is in her freshman year and will be playing outfield - she’s asked for some sunglasses for Christmas. Anyone have recommendations of a good brand/type that has worked well for your DD? Thanks for any suggestions.
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    new College Freshmen DD check-in

    Hi - wondered if others would be willing to share what they're hearing from their daughters and how the experience is going so far. Mine has bonded well with her team and especially with a smaller sub-group of 4 incoming freshmen. She's at a mid D1. The work is hard (up early for classes...
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    started as walk on - future scholarship question

    My DD is a recruited walk-on at her D1 school. We are happy with that and it is in state for us so it was still cheaper than other options we looked at. But I am curious about how it might work in future years - I've heard that in year 2 or 3 if a walk on is playing and playing well, they may...
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    Going to visit campus - advice on contacting coach

    DD (2018 grad) has a school she has heard very good things about and thinks she is interested in attending, if she can play softball there. DD has been in contact with coaches about her interest but never received email responses. One assistant coach saw DD play at D9 this winter. Shortly...
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    Do coaches let you know they're coming to watch you at a showcase

    In your experience - when your daughter has emailed college coaches to give them her schedule at upcoming showcases, did the coaches respond to say they'd be there, or did they just show up? I'm just trying to figure out if she'd be likely to hear back from them first or not. She has some...
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    emailing coach after attending camp

    My DD attended a college camp and wants to send a follow up thank you email. She is a 2018 and this is a mid-level D1. This is a school she would definitely be interested in attending but the response from the coaches was nothing that stood out - no clear indication of interest. They asked...
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    Share your recruitment story

    I'm really curious about the wide variety of recruitment approaches and what has worked and not worked, etc. - - I realize that a combination of approaches will be best, since you never know what it's going to take for your own DD, but I'd love to hear what happened with folks on this forum...
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    high school fall sport interferes with fall showcases

    DD plays field hockey and her coach has Saturday practices. She's a 2018 and really trying to focus on getting recruited for softball. It just so happens that two of the best showcases her softball team is scheduled to attend take place on weekends when she either has a big game the following...
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    College Recruiting east coast PGF vs ASA tourneys

    We are trying to get DD in the best position to play in college. Right now it looks like she prefers mid-Atlantic/southeast locale for college. We have a couple of very good options for teams - one seems to be a little more competitive and focuses on PGF, the other good competitive level but...
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    tryout offer question

    Yesterday evening after a tryout in the afternoon, my daughter got offered a spot on a very good team/good opportunity for her for future goals. We do have other teams we want to also consider but their tryouts are not until late this week and into the weekend. The email offering the spot...
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    Contact after September 1st for Division I

    I'm wondering about the contact after September 1st for Division I schools. I know with many girls, they know if a school is interested well before September 1st of their Junior year. But do some players learn of a school's interest after September 1st when they are contacted by school that...
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    Tournament during NCAA 'dead' period - D1 can't be there, right?

    My daughter's 18U team is signed up to play in a tournament next weekend. The Tournament website lists a bunch of 'invited schools' including many D1. I am sitting here this morning trying to figure out the NCAA rules for when coaches can contact players etc. (daughter is finishing sophomore...
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    College coaches and Left handed pitchers

    I have a son who will be playing baseball in college next year and I did a lot of reading about recruiting when he was deciding if he wanted to play in college or not. He is not a pitcher, but during my reading, I saw a ton of information about how in baseball, left handed pitchers can have...
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    realistic expectation for speed improvement

    My 15 year old daughter started late to pitching. She has never pitched as a primary position but is now interested in pursuing it more seriously. She is a lefty. She has pitched occasionally for her travel team but only a couple innings at a time. One area she needs significant improvement...
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    16U A team Roster size

    I'm interested in hearing opinions on this. My daughter just accepted a position with a 16U A team - we have been very excited about the team. the coach said there were 7 returning players (they are moving up from 14U A to 16U A this year) and that they were recruiting 4. Great! Well it...
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    question about tryouts and timing

    My daughter has been playing TB for 2 years with one team. She is interested in trying out for other teams this year, and she may make a change if she finds a team she likes. My question is about the timing for the tryouts - say team 1 has tryouts first week of August and team 2 has tryouts in...
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    Batting slump - when did your DD's end?

    My 13 year old daughter plays on a 14U B team and is in a batting slump. She used to be in the top 3 on her team for hitting percentage and frequently hit doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, etc. She is now about 4-5 weeks into a batting slump where she just is not getting good hits. She has...

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