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Not at the 16U and 18U level. This is due to the OHSAA rules. The majority of the travel girls are playing HS ball so they cannot play travel during that period. You might have to hook-up with an out-of-state team.
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One thing you can look into, change schools. Some have open enrollment. Just my advice, colleges will really look closely at reasons a kid doesn't play high school ball . How they interact is at the top of the list. Many will post on here they also look at how parents act when the kid is playing.
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Careful with open enrollment. Some schools have a 1yr wait period on open enrolled schools to play sports.
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Been talking to college coaches, and number 1 they don't have time to look at HS because their season is going on and was also told that the only thing they look at in HS is the grades. They know the HS stats are inflated and don't even pay attention to them. Go to their camps and talk to coaches go to the summer showcases. Go to the College open houses that your dd may be interested in, if the coach is in town they have been more that happy to talk to prospective students.
Unless you physically move into the district in Ohio you will have to sit a year.
Unless you physically move into the district in Ohio you will have to sit a year.
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I just posted something similar a couple of weeks ago. I'm so glad to see we're not the only one in the same situation! Funny thing is, last year I posted how happy we were with our HS team, boy how a year can change things and next year I'm only seeing it get worse. We are seriously considering changing schools for numerous reasons, but I'm thinking we won't be able to make the move before the beginning of the new school year which is too bad. I know there's drama everywhere, but maybe our two schools take the cake in that department??? Good luck and keep me posted anyway. I'd love to see how someone else in the same situation handles it.
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Running Track is a plus. Play on a good travel team and go to college camps. Explain that she ran track in high school, instead of playing softball. I would not bring up the rest. Go to some college recruitment camps. Ask that question to a college coach during open question and answer period.
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That's a good point too that we haven't thought of either! We have started to fill out the general questionnaires for some colleges and when they ask how many letters or awards she has received we have to put 0. Her HS coach doesn't believe in giving freshman a letter, so her freshman year she just missed the required amount of innings needed and this year she played 7 games and then pulled her groin. I could go on and on, but I look at these questionnaires and wonder what that looks like to a college coach that she'll be a junior and has never even received her letter. Maybe we can figure this out together!
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There are more than a few of us that may be in the same situation. Thanks to all for some great advice.
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I feel your pain!! Unfortunately my DD's will have to suffer through another year of parental insults and negative attitudes if I can't talk them into la crosse or Track...
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All I can speak to is our experience....dd will be a junior this fall, wants to play d1 or d2 ball. Plays HS ball...d1 college coaches asked for HS ball schedule and actually came to HS regular season ball games (over 2 hours away) to watch her specifically. They did look at her HS stats and wanted weekly updates on her performance. I am not sure she would have generated as much interest by coaches if she wasn't playing HS ball--and yes she plays travel as well. In my very humble opinion, if college ball is truly the goal, then dd should play HS...have to learn how to deal with drama, "unfair" coaches, etc... College ball will present the same challenges, just with different people. We strive to teach our dd how to find the best out of a situation and focus on only what she can control...her behavior/her performance.
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That's interesting to hear bgsu...because the majority of people have told us that they don't come to HS games. I don't think they'd ever come to one of our games even to see DD. There's not much competition in our league and when we play out of our league it's not pretty.
BTW... Go FALCONS! Hubby and I both went there and love to come back when we get the chance. Love Myles pizza!! I can taste it now!
BTW... Go FALCONS! Hubby and I both went there and love to come back when we get the chance. Love Myles pizza!! I can taste it now!
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There are several reasons why college coaches don't go to high school games ... first and foremost, their season is at the same time of year, and they are either playing or practicing most nights themselves. Secondly, the coaches get a lot more bang for their buck going to summer tournaments where they can see a lot of players playing all at once, and against better competition. With that being said, if a college coach does have a day off or if they finish their season early, they might just go watch a high school game to see someone who has expressed an interest in them.
But regardless of this, as gets debated on here a few times every year, it may be a red flag to a college coach if a girl isn't playing high school ball ... for the reasons bgsu stated above. You run a very fine line on being classified as a "high maintenance" player (or parent) if you tell a college coach didn't play high school because of coaches/politics/drama.
But regardless of this, as gets debated on here a few times every year, it may be a red flag to a college coach if a girl isn't playing high school ball ... for the reasons bgsu stated above. You run a very fine line on being classified as a "high maintenance" player (or parent) if you tell a college coach didn't play high school because of coaches/politics/drama.
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There's a nice softball program North in Montgomery County you could move to. ;&
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I barely mentioned the possibility of the DD's moving to the school where their mom teaches, one coming into GWOC in 2011, and I received a death stare from the senior, and a "Oh Dad you bore me" look from the sophomore! I guess they will bleed black and gold just like their old parental units ('86)!!
Plus I don't know if I could stand green...that is almost as bad as navy & silver, but not quite!! :lmao:
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I think they should both be Cheerleaders;& ;&
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OH! I think there needs to be an OUTCAST smackdown after that comment...!!!
I'll bet that hurt:lmao:
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it smarted good!!!!
