So you got committed. So you were a bad rear in HS. So you graduated HS. So you had a great summer. Now you get to campus and all of a sudden the script has been flipped. Life as you knew it is now over and you have to put on your big girl pants. You never what it's like to play college softball and what it takes to stay on the team until you are in it. You better really love this game of softball before you step on campus. Are you willing to do what it takes to play college softball and are willing to endure what is asked/told of you?
Was talking to a softball dad whose kid arrived to campus as a freshman at a D2 school. He told me at the start of the semester there was something like 33 kids on the roster. 1 freshman and 4 sophomores already quit. He says that the coach has been "really hard" on the players and runs physically demanding work outs. I don't know all the details but they quit for some reason or another. All that work to get there and boom...It's over.
My DD had her first official on field practice (D3) yesterday and she admitted that she was "low Key" hurting because there was a lot running involved in the drills. She wasn't gonna let anyone know though! Over 3 hours of practice, which my DD is used since her summer practice schedule was T,W, Th 3 hrs and open weekends Sat/Sun 4 hrs. She was excited that she banged a couple over the fence. The starting catcher who was quite successful from the last year quit right before school started and now DD is the only healthy catcher as of yesterday. She said she wasn't loving softball anymore.
Spoke to another dad whose DD is at a D3 and he said she puked 10X during the first workout. Her new nickname is "Dry Heave" This kid is built like a tank and will most likely be the strongest player on the team. She is a gym beast, but it don't think she focused too much on intense cardio. I predict she could hit double digit bombs as a freshman....at least I hope so.
Heard from another dad that a freshman came home for the weekend from her P5 school and was told that she needs to get her body fat down. This player doesn't have much fat to give up to start with. I know that there have been many "large" sized girls in this program and are still there. I think the pressure is on this coach to succeed.
I really hope that my DD lasts through her entire college career, but when it's over it's over and it's her choice. Skill wise she should be able to battle for starting position freshman year. We will get to see the team play in October in two 10 inning games. Very curious to see how they stack up.
Was talking to a softball dad whose kid arrived to campus as a freshman at a D2 school. He told me at the start of the semester there was something like 33 kids on the roster. 1 freshman and 4 sophomores already quit. He says that the coach has been "really hard" on the players and runs physically demanding work outs. I don't know all the details but they quit for some reason or another. All that work to get there and boom...It's over.
My DD had her first official on field practice (D3) yesterday and she admitted that she was "low Key" hurting because there was a lot running involved in the drills. She wasn't gonna let anyone know though! Over 3 hours of practice, which my DD is used since her summer practice schedule was T,W, Th 3 hrs and open weekends Sat/Sun 4 hrs. She was excited that she banged a couple over the fence. The starting catcher who was quite successful from the last year quit right before school started and now DD is the only healthy catcher as of yesterday. She said she wasn't loving softball anymore.
Spoke to another dad whose DD is at a D3 and he said she puked 10X during the first workout. Her new nickname is "Dry Heave" This kid is built like a tank and will most likely be the strongest player on the team. She is a gym beast, but it don't think she focused too much on intense cardio. I predict she could hit double digit bombs as a freshman....at least I hope so.
Heard from another dad that a freshman came home for the weekend from her P5 school and was told that she needs to get her body fat down. This player doesn't have much fat to give up to start with. I know that there have been many "large" sized girls in this program and are still there. I think the pressure is on this coach to succeed.
I really hope that my DD lasts through her entire college career, but when it's over it's over and it's her choice. Skill wise she should be able to battle for starting position freshman year. We will get to see the team play in October in two 10 inning games. Very curious to see how they stack up.