cobb_of_fury
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I stole this from a post by Spark Guy on Discuss Fastpitch - Said I would give him full credit - I thought it was fairly accurate depiction of the softball life - Were only a little over half way.. Enjoy!!
There are multiple stages of parenthood emotions when it comes to travel softball.
@9U 1st year of travel ball. OMG. These girls are all so good. My DD will never be this good. She keep making mistakes. The coach knows everything. This is all sooooo new and different. 4+ games in one day??? Did I do the right thing with my DD?
@10U 2nd year of travel ball. My DD paid her dues. She is a much better player now. She belongs on the field. It's old hat now.
@11U 3rd year of travel ball. OMG. Those other girls are so big. They are fast and they hit the ball hard. Don't know if DD can play and keep up with them and the bigger ball. The coach is OK. Wonder what he's thinking sometimes.
@12U 4th year of travel ball. It's time for my DD to dominate. WTF is wrong with the coach??? He keeps making mistakes with the lineup and where he's playing the girls. I'll have to talk to him about it.
@13U 5th year of travel ball. College recruiting?? What??? Next year it starts??? It's so confusing. The coaching seems to be better. My DD can play with some of the bigger teams. It's not so scary. I'm soooo bummed we didn't play late on Sunday.
@14U 6th year of travel ball. The recruiting process is a lot of work. Which college camp is the right one? Does HS ball matter? Which exposure tournaments are we playing in? That's a lot of traveling. Getting really expensive now. Oh... DD is playing a lot. Coaches seem better.
@15U 7th year of travel ball. DD is driving me crazy. She doesn't know which school she wants to try and attend. She doesn't know what she wants to major in. The HS coach is a complete joke and does not know how to coach the team. My DD needs to play more in the showcases. Got a couple of letters from college coaches inviting her to their camps. The coach must be interested in her, right? So-n-SO is being asked to verbal already. DD told me sit and relax during the games. Guess I'll put my chair down the outfield line and just watch.
@16U 8th year of travel ball. DD finally decided where she wants to go to school. Still haven't heard from that coach. No other offers yet. What are we going to do? More of her friends have verballed. DD's HS coach is still brain dead, but DD plays more. Why doesn't the travel coach do more to get my DD recruited? I need to talk to him. She plays all the time in the showcases.
@17U 9th year of travel ball. The DD finally got a couple of offers. They weren't from her #1 choice. She is happy. We are happy. The HS coach might be getting better. DD drives herself to practice. She is playing less in the showcases to let the younger girls play. Life's a Beach!!
@18U 10th year of travel ball. DD signed her NLI. Don't care what happens this year. I'm still parked down the line at the field.
College: DD told me the schedule is posted on the web site. Still have my seat down the foul line.
There are multiple stages of parenthood emotions when it comes to travel softball.
@9U 1st year of travel ball. OMG. These girls are all so good. My DD will never be this good. She keep making mistakes. The coach knows everything. This is all sooooo new and different. 4+ games in one day??? Did I do the right thing with my DD?
@10U 2nd year of travel ball. My DD paid her dues. She is a much better player now. She belongs on the field. It's old hat now.
@11U 3rd year of travel ball. OMG. Those other girls are so big. They are fast and they hit the ball hard. Don't know if DD can play and keep up with them and the bigger ball. The coach is OK. Wonder what he's thinking sometimes.
@12U 4th year of travel ball. It's time for my DD to dominate. WTF is wrong with the coach??? He keeps making mistakes with the lineup and where he's playing the girls. I'll have to talk to him about it.
@13U 5th year of travel ball. College recruiting?? What??? Next year it starts??? It's so confusing. The coaching seems to be better. My DD can play with some of the bigger teams. It's not so scary. I'm soooo bummed we didn't play late on Sunday.
@14U 6th year of travel ball. The recruiting process is a lot of work. Which college camp is the right one? Does HS ball matter? Which exposure tournaments are we playing in? That's a lot of traveling. Getting really expensive now. Oh... DD is playing a lot. Coaches seem better.
@15U 7th year of travel ball. DD is driving me crazy. She doesn't know which school she wants to try and attend. She doesn't know what she wants to major in. The HS coach is a complete joke and does not know how to coach the team. My DD needs to play more in the showcases. Got a couple of letters from college coaches inviting her to their camps. The coach must be interested in her, right? So-n-SO is being asked to verbal already. DD told me sit and relax during the games. Guess I'll put my chair down the outfield line and just watch.
@16U 8th year of travel ball. DD finally decided where she wants to go to school. Still haven't heard from that coach. No other offers yet. What are we going to do? More of her friends have verballed. DD's HS coach is still brain dead, but DD plays more. Why doesn't the travel coach do more to get my DD recruited? I need to talk to him. She plays all the time in the showcases.
@17U 9th year of travel ball. The DD finally got a couple of offers. They weren't from her #1 choice. She is happy. We are happy. The HS coach might be getting better. DD drives herself to practice. She is playing less in the showcases to let the younger girls play. Life's a Beach!!
@18U 10th year of travel ball. DD signed her NLI. Don't care what happens this year. I'm still parked down the line at the field.
College: DD told me the schedule is posted on the web site. Still have my seat down the foul line.
