How was your dds First tryout?? lol!!

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Every parent will always remember your dds first tryout. Wanting to know the about others. I will start off with saying Mine, almost Passed out!! Nerd :lmao:. Not because she was worked to hard, just because she was nervous around other people. She got so pale, I had to go get her she was only 10. I asked her what is wrong, she said im scared!! As a dad I said ( **** it up) LOL. She finished the tryout, made the team , but will never forget her first one. For some of u who know her, you can give her a hard time about her almost passing out in her first tryout. Hope to hear some funny stories.:lmao:

 

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I remember it like it was yesterday and it was 6 years ago now lol, she was in waaaaaaaaaaay over her head. I dragged her to this tryout and the pitching machine was throwing 10x faster then anything she had ever even seen lol, I gave her an out and said you know you dont have to do this but she said I want to see if I can hit it, last ball she made contact:lmao: She had thrown an 11" ball from 35' away in her rec league but at 12U it was 40' and 12" and I was unaware of that :lmao:, they had a radar gun, again I gave her an out and said well next time we will know to practice with a 12" ball from 40' but we can leave if you want and she said nah, I want to see how fast I pitch. One of the proudest days of my life, she had no chance to make the team, she knew it, I knew it the people running the tryout knew it, but she just kept trying.

We took her to rec ball teams tryouts later in the year, they played a few travel tourneys, she made that team. She worked hard and the next year we took her back to the tryouts in which she was in over her head and she didnt make it halfway through the tryout before they offered her a spot on the team.

Those first tryouts I look back on so fondly and how impressed I was with my DD the person.

 

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My dd's first tryout was the day after we came back from vacation. She was so tired, and the tryout was at daybreak it seemed. One of the first parts of the tryout was a time sprint from home to 2nd. She was near the end of the line and I saw her watching all these 11 year-old pros zipping from home to 2nd. Her turn. She tore out as fast as she could go, caught a cleat rounding 1st and went splat, nose first halfway to 2nd. She'd laid there for a second, thinking, I'm sure, "oh Lord, let there be a hole I can disappear in." Then she got up and finished the run to 2nd. She didn't make that team, but she did at the second tryout she went to.

 

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My DD"s first tryout was for a great local organization.
Competition was tough so was the tryout.Coaches were professional.
DD played her heart out.
The call never came.
Next weekend we found the OFC just in time to go to tryout for another team
Almost didnt go but we did.
She was offered a position at the tryout.
Our family has been having the time of our life together since we found this team.
Im so glad the first team passed her by.
GO UNKNOWN SOFTBALL TEAM !!!!!

HELP EVERY GIRL YOU CAN PLAY MORE AND BETTER BALL

 

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The thing I remember most about my dds tryout was JoeA1010. He was in the field along with the players talking to them and making them feel comfortable. It is why she chose to play for his organization.

 

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Boy does this one bring back memories! Our dd's was really stressful! She didn't even start playing ball until she was 9 (I beaned her in the head with a softball when she was 6 and kind of scared her away from the whole softball thing!) then one day decided she wanted to play. That year she played T-Ball then went straight to fastpitch. She did her first tryout at 10U. She was a nervous wreck! She didn't sleep the night before and after the tryout said if she made the team it would only be because the coach felt sorry for her. We got in the car, drove home and she threw up! Then she spent a day pacing back and forth waiting for the call. Probably the hardest time we face with them-waiting for the call to come. But even to this day she gets nervous before tryouts. Guess it's good that they don't go out and think it's a sure thing they are going to get a spot.

 

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After trying out for several teams without making any my DD was ready to give up. I convinced her to try two more and if she didn't make any we would wait til the next year. The first tryout went well and she really wanted to make the team but they did not offer her a spot at the tryout. She went to the second one and hurt her arm during the pitching portion so she didn't finish. we talked on the way home about next year figuring that she wouldn't make a team. When we got home there was a message from the team she had tried out for the day before saying they were interested if she was still looking. I called the coach and he said they would call back later that night with a final decision. Well DD stayed all night waiting no call. She was heartbroken and went to school the next day almost in tears. My wife checked the email about 9:00 am the next day and there it was a formal offer to join the team. My wife called the school and left word for DD to call home. When DD called and got the news she screamed in the school office which didn't go over to well. Then she called me on her cell phone at lunch to tell me (I already knew of course) and a teacher took her phone.

 

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my dd was nervous but came thru with flying colrs she went to a few tryouts made them all but was nervous for each one of them

 

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One of the first teams we tried out for when dd was 11 was sixshootersmoms, team, drove an hour to get to tryouts, no one said a word the whole trip, diddnt know a soul when we got there, must have paced a trench behind the bleachers, to this day couldent tell you who was more nervous at that tryout,,,, dd or dad

Tim

 

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Nervious dad syndrome? OMG yes. I didn't pace, but, well maybe I did, I don't remember much, I kind of blanked out. I prefer to call it living in the moment.

 

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Phil and Tim, you should have taken your "lil' blankie". I feel your pain. And then... if the team is a "I'll call you" type of team, time at home is even worse!!!

 

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I'll give you one from the side of the coach.. had a girl try out last year, late as we had a spot come open that needed filled. personal tryouts are tuff sometimes, for both the coach and the kid because the answer is usually there right at the end and it is time to either give them the good news or the bad, or the ole we will call you.

Well anyway, she went through and did well. She had brought some of her family with her and it was a big deal as it was the 1st time she had tried out for something like this. Well, I offered her the spot after the tryout and she was so excited she almost hugged me and her family was there to congratulate her and she even teared up a little. This was no charity case, she is a great player, and won us some games. It was nice to see the genuine excitment and emotion from a talented player who wanted it soo much.. I'll remember this one..

 

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I'll give you one from the side of the coach.. had a girl try out last year, late as we had a spot come open that needed filled. personal tryouts are tuff sometimes, for both the coach and the kid because the answer is usually there right at the end and it is time to either give them the good news or the bad, or the ole we will call you.

Well anyway, she went through and did well. She had brought some of her family with her and it was a big deal as it was the 1st time she had tried out for something like this. Well, I offered her the spot after the tryout and she was so excited she almost hugged me and her family was there to congratulate her and she even teared up a little. This was no charity case, she is a great player, and won us some games. It was nice to see the genuine excitment and emotion from a talented player who wanted it soo much.. I'll remember this one..

Crush, I have a story very similar to your's for this years team. I remember that joyous reaction more than anything. To me, those reactions and being able to be apart of their dreams is very important. I didn't expect to have that type of personal sentiment 2 years ago when I ventured into fastpitch.

 

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We went to watch the team scrimmage. DD thought she was just going to watch. We had her gear with us. We're sitting on the bench watching the scrimmage, and the Coach comes up to her and says, "You want to pitch?" DD dropped her jaw and, with a petrified look, shook her head no. After the reality had set in, she changed her mind and went in to pitch. She threw very well and has been with the team ever since. BTW, she's 11 now. Best decision she/we ever made.

 

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I hadn't really thought of this until I saw this post. We definitely had an eventful first tryout. Last year, my DD tried out as a pitcher for a couple of teams (10u), the 1st one was indoors in the weight room of a high school, they had her pitch in an aisle (about 5-6 ft wide) that ran right down the middle of the weight room, which had weight machines on either side of it. The coach was a high school coach at this school and brought along his high school catcher. Well everything was going smoothly, my daughter was pitching well and she didn't seem too nervous. My wife and I and the coach were behind the catcher and off to the left (about 9-10 ft beyond the catcher) behind one of these weight machines. We were just having a casual conversation, we were pretty relaxed since we felt like things were going well. When a ball tips off the catchers glove, glanced off one of the weight machines (where I am pretty sure it picked up speed) and hit me square in the nose. Luckily, it hit the bridge of the nose. I ended up with two black eyes, but no broken nose. She ended up making both the teams she tried out for, we ended up going with another team, but I will never forget that tryout.

 

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It was a long day of tryout for a few different orgs. we had picked out and when we were ask to play for the one that was top on our list were happy as a bunch of giddy school yard girls.

 

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It sure is a pleasant experience when things go well. I remember when my dd got the call from her coach about making the team, there was quite a shriek. She had a chance to play for another organization, sight unseen, but she said, "No, my team saw me play and wanted me because of what they saw. That's who I'm staying with." I was impressed, because one of her best friends made the other team.

 

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My dd's first tryout was 14u. She was 8. We had no clue how this stuff worked and took her. Funny thing is the coach let her tryout. When it was over he told us about the age thing and how that worked. (Imagine my embarrassment). Then he said she did good though. She knew what she was doing and kept up with the other girls. He said he would start a team her age if his granddaughter was as ready as my dd was. They are playing together in spring ball now. He's coaching them. He's finally going to start up a 14u all star team in July for them. His pitcher, my catcher. Go figure.

 

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We were kinda stupid - had no idea what travel softball was about. Daughter was 9 (3 1/2 years ago) and her socker team was very good and going to start playing indoor socker through the winter (about 40 minutes away from home) We didn't want to drive all winter for Socker, so we heard about 'this place' where they played indoor softball, close to home (GFOD). So we called, she went to practice with the team, and they kept her. We were just planning on a place to play through the winter and then go back to 'normal stuff' once the weather changed. Yeah - so much for normal. Now we drive over an hour, all year, at least twice a week - when we are not in season - go figured. Sure did save us all that driving :lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao: and MONEY too - not buying any of those socker balls now

 

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My DDs first tryout was at age 9. The youngest age group the area had at the time was 12U. She did great, and had a big grin on her face until she was told afterward that they weren't going to take anyone younger than 11. Sure enough two days later "the call" came and went something like:

"Your daughter had a great tryout and scored in the top 5 overall, ...... but..... she's too young. blah blah blah.... Please consider coming back in two years."

To this day, it still makes me mad when I think about it. On the plus side, it forced us to consider other alternatives and we were able to find an organization that she was able to flourish in.