5 tips for becoming a college softball player

If you have a dream of becoming a college softball player, these five tips will help you. They always told me to put school first, that’s why school is the number one tip.

1. School will always come first. If it’s not the first now, do it first. In most colleges and universities, you are required to have a minimum grade point average (GPA) to not only stay on the list, but also to play. In most cases, your GPA should be 2.0-2.5.

2. Know that you will make mistakes, but you will have to be able to eliminate those mistakes. You have to keep going and not let a bad turn interfere with you on the next turn. You can think of it as if you are flushing the toilet, you are not going to the bathroom and you are not flushing. So if you have a bad at-bat or if you make a mistake, “flush” it like you’re flushing a toilet. Once you rinse it off, it disappears.

3. Practice does not make perfect, PERFECT practice makes perfect. I know you think and have been told that nobody is perfect, but you can be the PERFECT you. Be the best you can be.

4. It can get better or worse, not stay the same. There is no point staying “as good as you are today”. Why not live to be better tomorrow than you are today? To improve you need to practice. That doesn’t mean you just attend practice, that means you show up, work hard, and improve your skills.

5. Begin contacting college / university coaches in your sophomore year in high school, the sooner you give your name and information to the coaches the better. Also, don’t just contact 2-5 schools at first. You need to make a list of a list of each and every school you want to go to. Communicate with as many coaches as you can. Consider if you need to know their skill level. Do not try to squash any dreams of playing in a Division 1 (D1) University. But if your skill level is not at least equivalent to that of current players, you may not want to contact the coach. Community colleges have excellent programs to offer student athletes. You can start at a community college and improve your skills and learn to play at a higher level than in high school. Then after playing community college, you can continue to attend college.

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