What positions college coaches looking for

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This summer my DD'S coach told me that college coaches think that pitchers are "A DIME A DOZEN and that they are looking for catchers and outfielders." This doesn't seem right. I would like to know your opinion.

The coach had a dd pitcher on the team that also played the infield.

 

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This summer my DD'S coach told me that college coaches think that pitchers are "A DIME A DOZEN and that they are looking for catchers and outfielders." This doesn't seem right. I would like to know your opinion.

So can I assume that your DD is a pitcher? And can I also assume that this coach has the team's pitcher position locked down? And third - this coach is looking to fill the catcher and outfield positions - and this coach is hinting that your DD is a good candidate? Are you following this logic?

 

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Yeah Sammy, I'm afraid you're right because that is not what good college coaches would say. College coaches look at pitchers, catchers, 3B, and SS hard.

Len

 

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What Lenski said. We attended several high profile tournaments last summer (Firecracker in Co., Legacy in Atl., Stingrays in Oh., etc.) and the coaches looked hard at pitchers, catchers, and the corners. After that if someone looked outstanding or they had a team need they looked at other positions. My daughter is a pitcher and that is how she got noticed and got her scholarship, a coach was looking for a pitcher. Tell her to keep working, it will pay off.

 

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I agree with Len....pitchers, catchers, SS, and 3rd. Also good hitters and speed can keep a college coach's attention.

 

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College coaches look for pitchers then hitters... In that order.

 

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As for me, I mostly agree with Uber Jones. Pitchers and catchers, then hitters. We don't totally ignore defensive positions, but offense becomes the priority after pitchers and catchers.

 

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.......yeah, what Joe said.

 

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If your not a pitcher or a catcher, you better be able to hit or you ain't playing, doesn't matter what defensive position you play.

 

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Interesting. I thought it was hitting after pitchers. Didn't know it was pitchers and catchers.

 

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I should have stated that my dd was a pitcher and the coach's dd was a pitcher and played infield.

 

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A parent asked a coach at a camp we attended this very question. He said something like this..pitchers, catchers, SS, CF. After a few more questions why in that order he says that hitters can be taught but speed and athletic ability can't.

 

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Probably what ever they need for their roster . But Ive heard what Uber has said Pitchers, catchers and a kid that can bring it with a stick

 

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Agree with Joe the college coach! ;& Almost every SS I know ended up in the outfield in college, because of the shortage of good outfielders with speed. I can only speak with about our visits, but if you can hit and have speed( slapper) they put you right after Pitcher and Catcher.

 

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This summer my DD'S coach told me that college coaches think that pitchers are "A DIME A DOZEN and that they are looking for catchers and outfielders." This doesn't seem right. I would like to know your opinion.

The coach had a dd pitcher on the team that also played the infield.

I'm not sure which coach he was talking about, maybe it was a PAC-12 coach for SEC coach. For them, yes, pitchers are a dime a dozen. for the other THOUSANDS of programs out there, they are looking hard at the pitchers.

 

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I going to say that the colleges generally are looking for are pitchers, slappers, catchers....

However, each college has substantially different needs that will vary year to year and may vary month to month. We had one D1 college coach talk to my dd about playing outfield for them. She was not a D1 pitcher but her arm strength, her foot speed and bat made her a D1-OF prospect for that particular school.

There are no rules and each coach/college must be treated as unique; just like you want your dd treated.

 

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Every college coach I have talked to has said the same thing. Pitchers, Catchers, 3rd then Hitters. If you can hit they are interested.

 

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I was told by an assistant at a B10 school that if u want to play D1 you should be spend as mich time hitting as pitchers do pitching.

And a coach can teach a swing but they can not teach a player how to hit....either you can get the bat to the ball or you can not......but a coach can not fix contact. This is a fact. If a coach could fix contact Brandon Inge would be a legend.....

 

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More importantly, find another team.

 

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I was going to say something along the lines of the previous poster -- I'd take any further words of wisdom from this coach with two grains of salt.