Softball site???

Congrats to your daughter's team! I'm glad to see that the HSBBW has helped you along the way.

.Mobunts, my daughters are now playing softball and they are ages 9 and 10. Because their brother plays baseball and they see what I do for him (he's 20), they are thinking that they should have a pitching coach. HA

Congrats to your daughter, and you, for her successes

Thanks YBMom and Tas,when my daughter is catching it is a reflection of her brother behind the plate.
When compared to other catchers that she has played against all summer and now in highschool there is no comparison.
She uses all the same setups as her older brother uses for baseball.Others just don't know what they are missing.One other thing she has learned through lots of BP is how to hit the inside of the ball.Most of the triples were to right field.
Last nights game rained out, will play tonight.

Mobunts,
Nutin' wrong with being a proud Dad! A catcher too!! Best of luck to her!!
Fungo

MoBunts -
Sounds a lot like my daughter (HS soph). She has been around baseball since she could walk (older brother that loves to play), played baseball and made All-Stars (pitched, too), and finally moved over to softball when there was a team for her to play on.

On the field, she pitches, knows the game, backs up the bases, etc. She can play any other position, but she knows she is a good outfielder and that is what the team needs when she isn't pitching. Her best assets are she is coachable, a team player and she works to make her teammates better.

I had several opposing coaches tell me she should have made All-District as a pitcher last year (Freshman), but they gave it to her as an outfielder.

I have coached & umpired LL and ASA for about 10 years now and I can almost always spot the players that have older brothers playing just by the attitude, effort and knowledge they bring to the game.

There is no doubt,having older brothers to play with makes a difference in how a young lady plays.
Right or wrong I can hear my sons telling her not to play like a girl,she doesn't.
About your daughter not being selected as an all district pitcher as Freshmen. I think it's hard for some to conceed that a freshmen can even get close to being as good as an older player.That's unfortunate or would that be the poli@!#s involved? Surely not.

MoBunts -
My daughter actually did outpitch the girl that got All-District pitcher. The coaches that spoke with me afterwards told me this (the coaches contacted me). However, the vote "was arranged" before the district meeting was held in order "share the awards" throughout all of the teams in the district (affected some coaches bonuses). One of the "out-voted" coaches (not from our school), walked out after the vote.

But the good new is that this inspired my daughter to work harder. It has also inspired the new pitcher in the rotation. Their personal goal is to get the pitching award for one of them (either one) this year.

Like all dad's, I want to see my daughter get better, but I could live with it if she only pitched as well as last year.

I wish they had a softball site like this. My 11 year old girl also plays. She has been raised on a ball diamond and in a gymnasium. She can throw the ball a little. Need stats?TYPICAL DAD! LOL! Excuse me, I have to go get her. Looked outside and she was walking on water.

Coach B25 -- That's pretty funny

Old Cat I wish your daughter the best of luck next year,and I do understand the vote situation you explained.
My daughters team lost their sectional game last night 1-0,so we went from cheers to tears.
More Softball talk next year.
Mobunts

Congrats to you Mobunts. I hope for the very best for both your son and daughter. It was nice to actually meet a HSBBW poster in person. Good luck with all.

Boco
WSU turned out to be a good stop for the kid last summer and yes it was good to meet you as well.
I hope all is well with your baseball situation I understand there may be some problems.
Best of luck to you and yours.
Mobunts

hey oldcat...from my experience lots of high
school awards are pre arranged. no big deal
as the cream always rises to the top in terms
of movimg on and competing at the next level.
awards and recognition are fine and dandy but
playing the game and building lifelong mem-
ories are where the true rewards are.

Mobunts no problem here, my son ended up at a school that was not even on our radar but is two hours away and we are very satisfied with our decision. It was a good fit for all concerned.

That's great news,congratulations to you and your son.
After I typed that post I thought it might be misunderstood,I should have said there were some problems with the organization,my apology.
Keep us posted as to how your son gets along.

Not a problem there as far as I am concerned. My son got some offers because of the personnel involved but we decided to go to plan B. The competition was first rate as well as the coaches and travel accomodations. I do know of what problems that you speak of but did not experience it first hand. Had a great experience this summer, no regrets.

I, also, wanted to thank HSBBWeb for assisting in my daughters softball career. She was offered 3 schollys, but decided to hang them up and go to school locally. I hated to see it end, but it was her choice. It is possible to beat out upperclassmen for awards. My daughter won All-District and All-Region awards every year from the time she was in the 8th grade until she graduated. She never got All-State - the team never made it to the State. Young players...work harder than the others - it will pay off.

Congrats AgentDad, all district selections are suppose to be made Wednesday.
Maybe she can add that to her resume.
This truly is a great site.

Mobunts -
You might be interested in the new PerfectGame Softball site!

Thanks for the information on PG softball.It all seems very familiar having just gone thru much the same with our son.
I think Perfect Game would be a great place to start.