flyingfish2u wrote:PairOfAces wrote:It seems to be a consensus that college coaches, of every sport, want to see multi-sport athletes. Maybe your travel team or coach gets a piece of each player that goes to the facility of the team. But in and of itself, speed and agility training is a good thing, if the instructors are good.
Our team does not mandate where you get your extra agility and strength training as long as you do them. Some of the other organizations down in Orange County will send their players to their organizational speed/agility training. I won't name which one, but It appears some of the players go as much as 3-4/week. They have a monthly list of how many times a player has been to their work out. This is all on Instagram for everyone to see. I don't like that they some of these leading organizations are indirectly pressuring other girls to do the same. I worry about younger athletes doing too much too soon and burn out.
My DD now plays for a team in an org that mandates use of their proprietary S&C program through the monthly team dues. Since the last org she played 3 years for didn't own a S&C company, you were expected to do S&C on your own. Some did some didn't, I would expect. We found a certified trainer down the street who designed a program for her. He was a college baseball player, so he knew the type of skills a softball girl would use. Not cheap, but since her HS does no S&C at all, thought it was worth it. Have seen results are far strength goes. Even playing up to 4 games a day, she seems to be able to check the "conditioned" box. New org won't honor the customized program as detailed by her Trainer, in lieu of their "one size fits all" program. I get it that if one person gets an exemption then everyone will ask for one and the easy $$ money grab, as Spazdad referenced above, would dry up. So I get to pay for something I don't use and pay some more for something I do use. My DD got a scholarship, anyway. A round about way of saying that no one size fits all for S&C. I think your idea of playing other sports as long as they can is a good one. Someone said consult a doctor. Sounds like good advice if you have doubts. Also, make sure your DD spends as much time on the books as she does with softball as she grows older.
Interesting about the posting of attendance to their S&C program. Does that org publish their softball stats as well?