Recruiting: is there a spot for you?

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From Student Sports:

Recruiting: is there a spot for you? | Student Sports Softball

 

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This should be mandatory for all parents and players to read who want to play in college. This is a great article.

 

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Excellent article...from watching collegiate games I have come to conclusion if your DD wants to play college ball there is a spot for you somewhere. Just make sure your priorities are straight in regards to discipline in hitting the books.

 

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Perhaps the most important sentences in the article:

Ten years from now, no one will give a hoot that most of these kids played college ball–let alone care where they played it. Employers look at things like team work, work ethic, commitment to excellence, willingness to make sacrifices, an understanding of the real world, and oh yes, whether or not the prospective employee has the education (and experience) she needs to prepare her for this job. - See more at: Recruiting: is there a spot for you? | Student Sports Softball

 

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For the most part I agree completely with this post, however the one point I always stress to my daughter is that while nobody will care about your ERA, your BA, or your win loss record once you are done, the fact that you were able to participate on a team for four years of college and get good grades(hopefully) will show them something about your character, time management skills, and commitment which could make a difference when graduate school admissions or future potential employers are considering you as a candidate.
I also 100% agree that any player who is realistic about their own abilities and is wiling to work hard can find somewhere to play some college ball.

Perhaps the most important sentences in the article:

Ten years from now, no one will give a hoot that most of these kids played college ball–let alone care where they played it. Employers look at things like team work, work ethic, commitment to excellence, willingness to make sacrifices, an understanding of the real world, and oh yes, whether or not the prospective employee has the education (and experience) she needs to prepare her for this job. - See more at: Recruiting: is there a spot for you? | Student Sports Softball

 

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For the most part I agree completely with this post, however the one point I always stress to my daughter is that while nobody will care about your ERA, your BA, or your win loss record once you are done, the fact that you were able to participate on a team for four years of college and get good grades(hopefully) will show them something about your character, time management skills, and commitment which could make a difference when graduate school admissions or future potential employers are considering you as a candidate.
I also 100% agree that any player who is realistic about their own abilities and is wiling to work hard can find somewhere to play some college ball.

I like that perspective. Thanks. Hope Jenn is keeping warm up there...

 

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I am the TD for the Indiana Summer Showcase Tournament (ISST) In Indiana PA. I tell our teams that there are 300 colleges within 2 hours of this tournament that will need about 1,200 players next year. Of those, there only a handful of D1 programs. The rest are State D2's, public and private D3's, some NAIA programs, a bunch of branch campuses, and several community colleges. These schools have to recruit the majority of their teams from our region.

Pay attention to the education; but if you really want to play in college and are willing to pay the price in effort and perpration, there is a place for you.