Not buying that one Hitter... How many Ohio kids do they take a year? 2? Please you can't tell me there aren't more than that in the state that could play there and they would still finish where they are now. Not even talking my own kids, just Ohio kids in general. There are some phenomenal players out there right now in this state, that are and will be playing elsewhere Miami, Dayton, Cleveland State and others and maybe it's on their own accord, that could easily do as well as some of the current OSU roster players. It doesn't matter where you finish out of the top ten, heck nobody remembers who is after #3 on out.... Again #19 in the Country is just average in my book.......
Hilliarddad now I think the issue is surfacing as to the coaches verses the college.
The coaches select who they want and some choose better than others and if you look at the over all track records of the the colleges you choose to mention what are they?
Only Wright State and Ohio State have been to post season play offs that I can remember off the top of my head and I am sure someone knows their records better than me as I do not keep up with them.
We have had 80 plus that have made it to the college level and all but three started as freshmen or what I would term impact players.
In every case they selected the University for education first and softball last and have had a lot of financial aid academically and scholarship money depending on the school as to D1,2,3 or NAIA.
The schools have been in the states of Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, West Virgina, California and Ohio.
The exposure level that your daughters get also helps as to what type of ball they play as to ASA, NSA etc so that is an issue also.
When it is all looked at carefully the work ethic of the player and their grades play a huge role in the selection process.
I will pick on Coach Larabee for a second, we were at a tournament and I made the observation that in my opinion when you see a player throw poorly their hitting is not much better as they do not understand weight shift. We were walking around and you could see it loud and clear on every field we walked by.
I have probably spent six months in California over the last three years and I see them throw the ball better in general. How can the throwing technique in Ohio be that mis understood verses California?
I see the flex in the lead knee, the back leg follow through and the hips open and the glove side arm tuck in.
Coach B commented that was a great observation and that year he changed his approach to hitting and started them with throwing techniques first.
I think they went to post season playoffs that year at WSU.
I invite you to make that same observation when you are around your next group of girls and share with me your thoughts on why they have not been taught correctly.
From the net... Laxity
"Females tend to have more *** ligaments than males, which is thought to put their joints at increased risk for injury. A recent study showed that the risk of injury in females may correlate to hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle. In particular, female athletes may be more prone to knee ligament injuries, shoulder instability and ankle sprains."
Females are predisposed to shoulder and ACL issues because of laxity in the shoulder,knee and ankles.
So why are we still hitting basketballs, hitting off 2 x 4 's and not teaching them how to throw properly at the college clinics?
Is this a coaching issue and lack of information on our parts in the Midwest? When you watch television pay attention to how most females just throw?
You are correct Ohio State could have done as badly as they have with all Ohio girls however that was not the plan in my opinion.
