TFPSA and GSS are teaming up for an All Skills Clinic!
We are happy to announce that we will be hosting an all skills clinic this fall! We would like to invite you out to come and learn from former FSU softball players Robin Ahrberg and Terese Gober. We will focus on the fundamentals and development of softball skills in a fun filled environment. The all skills clinic is designed to improve your daughters knowledge about the game of softball. Primarily we will work on throwing, fielding, defensive situations, hitting, and some pitching and catching.
When is the clinic?
The clinic will be an 8 week session starting Saturday September 24th! The dates for the clinics are on Saturdays September 24th, October 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, and November 5th and 12th. The time for the clinics is 9-11am. Juniors will participate 9-10am and seniors will participate 10am-11am.
Where is the clinic?
Messer Park, Field 5
Cost $
The cost for the clinic is $20 per session! If you like to sign up for all 8 sessions the cost will be $160
Registration
http://www.gamespeedsoftball.com/locations/tallahassee/registration or sign up at TFPSA concessions stand
If you sign up before Sept 19th then we will give you a discount! If you would like to come to the first session and you sign up before Sept 19th you will recive $5 off! If you would like to attend all 8 sessions and you sign up before Sept19th then take $20 off!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Conferences changes are a big deal to D1 Softball
I been wanting to write about this topic for some time now, mostly because its currently a major topic in the news and many people may not realize how big of deal this really might be for softball. Being a former D1 softball player and playing in the ACC it mattered what conference you were a apart of. The ACC has not been the strongest softball conference the last couple of years compared to the Pac 12, SEC, BIG 10 and BIG 12, however, the ACC overall is still a pretty good conference. ACC softball is rising and continuing to get better but its got some catching up to do with the other conferences.
On a personal note I loved being apart of the ACC and what it had to offer. I grew up being around the BIG 12 my whole life and was offered by many BIG 12 schools to play. However, when it came down to the crunch time in recruiting I chose the school that best fit me and it was not a BIG 12 school but an ACC school. At the time I knew the conference was not as strong in softball but the school I attended was one of best in softball in the ACC conference (that's not even opinionated that just fact).
It has been interesting the last couple of years to see teams switch conferences and hear this talk about "power or super conferences." As much as I wish college athletics was all about athletes its not its money. That's why I believe we are heading to these super conferences. So you might say softball is just a small figure in this, and your right it is because realistically its football driven. Which, is funny because football is not the major money maker for the NCAA. That would be basketball and March Madness. But for schools and conferences its mostly football. Although you can fight that argument too because most schools do not make money off football however, some do and the ones that do make money are the front runners for these super conferences. Are u with me?
I will not ramble on too long about this but really the NCAA is bringing some changes and schools like getting money so its about to get messy. My point is that it affects softball. If we move to these big conferences than the smaller softball schools have a lesser chance of making the NCAA. Not only that but I think we will no long have super regionals and we will go back to the regional format. Why? not as many teams and only major conferences will end up competing against each other think about it? Yes, this is all opinion based I know. You may think different but it does bring up a good argument. Also recruiting will change. Super conferences will have the upper hand and smaller schools will not be able to go after blue chip players. Although, that's happening now so that would not be much of a change.
I don't know. Its something to think about and if you are or you have a daughter upcoming in the softball world and you or she wants to go play D1. I could go on and on about this and it will be interesting to see what happens in the next 5 years but I believe a lot of changes are going to happen. I've added some links for you look at and think about. These links are also on the FB page. Thanks for your time!
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6851512/presidential-summit-spark-major-ncaa-change
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6859792/texas-aggies-expected-departure-brings-us-back-brink
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6912807/texas-aggies-tell-big-12-seek-new-conference
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6886165/acc-commish-john-swofford-disappointed-ncaa-probes
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6923495/oklahoma-sooners-president-david-boren-says-school-interest-multiple-conferences
On a personal note I loved being apart of the ACC and what it had to offer. I grew up being around the BIG 12 my whole life and was offered by many BIG 12 schools to play. However, when it came down to the crunch time in recruiting I chose the school that best fit me and it was not a BIG 12 school but an ACC school. At the time I knew the conference was not as strong in softball but the school I attended was one of best in softball in the ACC conference (that's not even opinionated that just fact).
It has been interesting the last couple of years to see teams switch conferences and hear this talk about "power or super conferences." As much as I wish college athletics was all about athletes its not its money. That's why I believe we are heading to these super conferences. So you might say softball is just a small figure in this, and your right it is because realistically its football driven. Which, is funny because football is not the major money maker for the NCAA. That would be basketball and March Madness. But for schools and conferences its mostly football. Although you can fight that argument too because most schools do not make money off football however, some do and the ones that do make money are the front runners for these super conferences. Are u with me?
I will not ramble on too long about this but really the NCAA is bringing some changes and schools like getting money so its about to get messy. My point is that it affects softball. If we move to these big conferences than the smaller softball schools have a lesser chance of making the NCAA. Not only that but I think we will no long have super regionals and we will go back to the regional format. Why? not as many teams and only major conferences will end up competing against each other think about it? Yes, this is all opinion based I know. You may think different but it does bring up a good argument. Also recruiting will change. Super conferences will have the upper hand and smaller schools will not be able to go after blue chip players. Although, that's happening now so that would not be much of a change.
I don't know. Its something to think about and if you are or you have a daughter upcoming in the softball world and you or she wants to go play D1. I could go on and on about this and it will be interesting to see what happens in the next 5 years but I believe a lot of changes are going to happen. I've added some links for you look at and think about. These links are also on the FB page. Thanks for your time!
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6851512/presidential-summit-spark-major-ncaa-change
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6859792/texas-aggies-expected-departure-brings-us-back-brink
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6912807/texas-aggies-tell-big-12-seek-new-conference
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6886165/acc-commish-john-swofford-disappointed-ncaa-probes
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6923495/oklahoma-sooners-president-david-boren-says-school-interest-multiple-conferences
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