Before I step in it

excellent

nuff said!!

 

That's a great record . . .

but it's no more related to showcase softball than AAU basketball or club soccer. Understand that D1 softball is, essentially, the equivalent of professional baseball.

 

5 years ago in baseball there were 4 legitimate showcase teams in NC. This past year there were 78 teams entered in tournaments. The overall talent of teams has watered down immensely. However, what has changed is the excellent instructions the players are getting through quality coaches and outside individual instructors. The players are always looking for an edge to improve their game--some have hired personal trainers to get in shape. It has taken the average player and made them good and the good player and made them college material. The great players get drafted. So it's not the teams they play for, but how hard they work individually to improve.

Because of the extraoirdinary amount of teams playing across the state, the recruiters are now very selective in what tourney's they attend..to the chagrin of parents who were told otherwise when they joined a team.

 

Other than the line about great players getting drafted, your post could be describing the current state of softball.

Any SB player that wants to attend an NC school will be seen multiple times by the coach(es) of the school(s) she wants to attend. That includes all divisions. All the player has to do is make it known to the coach(es). That is almost 100% guaranteed.

NC college coaches are very active on the TB circuit. I'll bet some of them are at more TB tournaments than some of the TB players. One can see them anytime with their lists of players who have expressed interest in their programs.

If you want the college coaches to see you even closer, attend their camps.

No excuses for not being seen! No excuses for being watered down! Like the post above says, it's up to the individual!

 

Agree completely

If a NC girl wants to be seen and makes the requisite effort beforehand, she will be. I'll go one step further and say that if a child really wants to be a member of a collegiate team there's a place for that child on SOME college roster in NC. Did I say they would get a scholarship . . . no; nor did say they would ever see the field but I do believe there's a roster spot and uniform for virtually anyone.

 

I agree. If the player and the parent does their homework there is no need to think that you have to play on a high level team to play ball at a NC college.