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I'm with you!
I'm with you!
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That is one of my pet peeves is score keepers that keep bad or inaccurate books.
Don't give out hits on any ball put in play and girl reaches base.
Know the difference between a hit and a error.
I must add that I'm really luck Mom who does my books does a wonderful job. ( Thanks Brit)
Don't give out hits on any ball put in play and girl reaches base.
Know the difference between a hit and a error.
I must add that I'm really luck Mom who does my books does a wonderful job. ( Thanks Brit)
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SVOP - I know as a parent you want things to be fair and equal, but my advice to you..... Put the scorebook away and just enjoy watching your DD play. Today she's 12 years old, tomorrow she'll be 22 and done playing and you'll have spent your time worrying about stats rather than watching her play (kind of extreme but you get the point). The only time college coaches give a hoot about HS is if you're playing for the state title and even then they pay very little attention to HS stats. I watched one of my DD's college teammates parents keep stats for 4 years and to this day I wonder WHY!! What the heck will they do with them - if DD doesn’t win post season awards you going to go argue her case with your stats? Are stats kept properly at the HS level, probably not across the board… nor are they kept properly at the travel ball level in every case. JMHO
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I actually think you should try and maintain some sort of stats on your DD, its like a journal of her progress in softball. If she takes hitting lessons and her BA continues to improve its nice to have the data to reinforce her hardwork. Its sort of like a grade card. I think there is no problem with keeping your DD's stats, my oldest is 17 and I wish I had kept her stats when she was playing 12U, mostly for her to look at. Don't confuse keeping track of your DD's progress with being an over zealous parent.
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I agree with Uber...we have kept stats on our daughter...not because we are overzealous, but to put in her scrapbook for her to remember each softball year by. She loves to look back to when she was several years younger and see how she did at various tournaments or on teams that she no longer plays for.
Also, if your dd wants to try to get into any showcase type event...they do ask for stats as part of the application and it is nice to have them w/o having to chase down the coach. That being said...your stats better be very close to those of the coach or you will be most likely misrepresenting your dd and that could prove embarrassing for her.
Lastly, since dd is a pitcher, her pitching coach likes to see her stats periodically to see how things are working and to help make corrections in strategies.
Also, if your dd wants to try to get into any showcase type event...they do ask for stats as part of the application and it is nice to have them w/o having to chase down the coach. That being said...your stats better be very close to those of the coach or you will be most likely misrepresenting your dd and that could prove embarrassing for her.
Lastly, since dd is a pitcher, her pitching coach likes to see her stats periodically to see how things are working and to help make corrections in strategies.
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If stats are not important why keep score? Just practice!
I consider the game a test of what you have learned, and stats can be part of that learning process. This topic is not the end of our lives. It just bothered us enough that we were seeking advice from those that may have experience with this. Win or loose, play good or bad, things do not change at our house. We continue to work hard at school, life and softball. I noticed that many people read too much into some of these posts. It is not life or death just something to talk about. It seems that now days if you try to help your kids be successful in sports you are always accused of going to far. I spend every minute with my girls that I can. If not for softball I wonder how much time that would be. Time flies, but it doesn't go any slower by doing nothing!
I consider the game a test of what you have learned, and stats can be part of that learning process. This topic is not the end of our lives. It just bothered us enough that we were seeking advice from those that may have experience with this. Win or loose, play good or bad, things do not change at our house. We continue to work hard at school, life and softball. I noticed that many people read too much into some of these posts. It is not life or death just something to talk about. It seems that now days if you try to help your kids be successful in sports you are always accused of going to far. I spend every minute with my girls that I can. If not for softball I wonder how much time that would be. Time flies, but it doesn't go any slower by doing nothing!
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I agree 100% with Uber. Don't worry about the team stats. Keep a detailed book on your own daughter. Be fair and honest doing so. Keep offensive, defensive, and pitching stats. When her playing days are over, give it to her as a momento.
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Uber on target again. I taught my daughter what the stats mean and she started keeping her own stats and notes about each at bat and game on her computer. She understand hits, errors, sacrifices, on base percentage, total strikeouts. Help her for a few games or a season (depending on age and watch the truly interested players want to keep it themselves).
It's much like a daughter making her own hitting adjustments, learning from her mistakes, or speaking with the coach. It will not happen overnight, but the sooner she can think on her own, she is on her way to at bats where she takes charge of her at bat.
It's much like a daughter making her own hitting adjustments, learning from her mistakes, or speaking with the coach. It will not happen overnight, but the sooner she can think on her own, she is on her way to at bats where she takes charge of her at bat.