The other side to the "Multi-Sport Athlete"

[_MIA_]

But what's most important?

Finding a seat in the OF which isn't near anybody and close enough to my car where I can run to it if necessary?

 

[chinamigarden]

Hmmm? Think that thru...
More room to grow?
Meaning they have not grown as much as a 1-sport athlete?
So they are more raw to develop?

I look at it as if 2 players are similar in skill and one has worked 52 weeks a year 5 days a week on one sport and the other plays 3 sports and only focuses on softball 30 weeks a year. When college happens? And the 3 sport girl focuses on softball 52 weeks, she is going to grow more as a player then the girl who just to keep up had to work all year at it.

 

[radness]

I look at it as if 2 players are similar in skill and one has worked 52 weeks a year 5 days a week on one sport and the other plays 3 sports and only focuses on softball 30 weeks a year. When college happens? And the 3 sport girl focuses on softball 52 weeks, she is going to grow more as a player then the girl who just to keep up had to work all year at it.

*In refference to a higher ceiling
Point being
is there two different ceilings of potential?
One ceiling of potential higher?
Without that coach expressing why they said that.
It is unclear.

I take it as
They have a higher ceiling
because they havent yet reached a greater potential.
Still raw. More to work on.

Rise to touch the top is the same top.


Some coaches like to mold players.
Others pick more developed and refined talent.

 

[_MIA_]

*In refference to a higher ceiling
Is that saying that 3-sport player will grow higher than a 1-sport player....
Because of some magical ability they gained playing other sports it finally makes for
a higher potential?

Point being
is there two different ceilings of potential?

I dont think there is.

I don't think anybody here is saying a multi-sport athlete has a higher ceiling. Some college coach, who didn't understand what a ceiling actually is, said it.

 

[radness]

I don't think anybody here is saying a multi-sport athlete has a higher ceiling. Some college coach, who didn't understand what a ceiling actually is, said it.

Haaa perhaps thats why it became a discussion point ?

 

[TLUD]

 

[TLUD]

I have no clue either way, just thought this would be a good place to drop this

 

[quincy]

Might have a point.

DD was on smaller side and became physical in basketball, it translate to SB a bit.

 

[Vertigo]

Might have a point.

DD was on smaller side and became physical in basketball, it translate to SB a bit.

BB definitely made dd more aggressive - you have to be in order to do well in BB.

 

[Vertigo]

We held off on AAU basketball till this year but playing rec basketball wasn't fun for her anymore. So we traded her fun for our headaches..lol. No idea how we are going to manage it when the two boys get old enough to have their own things going on.

You’ll have to divide and conquer and hopefully have other parents willing to help with rides. DS is in the same boat as dd, plays soccer and BB in HS but baseball is his primary sport. Once it is softball and baseball season, dh goes with him and I go with dd. There are some weeks during the summer that we barely see each other. Right now is our “downtime.”