Do Not Label Yourself as a PO Too Early
Feb 13, 2023
To all my girls not verbally committed or signed to play in college yet, don’t settle yourself short as being a pitcher only. The more versatile you are, the more opportunities you can get.
You lessen your playing opportunities throughout travel ball/high school if you are settling as a PO.
Guess what? A college coach might love seeing you play your secondary position! A college coach might love your swing! Those might be the only opportunities a coach sees you play at a showcase tournament?
Imagine getting interest from a school for your secondary position, when pitching is your #1 and you let the coach see you pitch and you just instantly blow his/her mind???
That’s the mindset you need to have at such a young age, or you’re settling yourself short and your opportunities will be slimmer and harder to be seen and shine.
Some girls simply dominate the mound and that’s all a college coach is interested in and that’s okay. But, imagine being a PO at 10-16 years old before you even let a college coach make that decision with you??? How can one develop into a true athlete by just pitching? How do you develop into a true ball player with only being on the mound?
You need to be a player of the game. The more knowledge you have about the game, the stronger your mental game with pitching will be. You need to hit so that you can understand and learn how a batter thinks. The goal is to beat the batter, right? Well, sometimes you need to think like a batter to beat the batter... Ever thought of that?
When I verbally committed to @ksuowlssb my sophomore year in high school, I verballed as a PO. After that, I devoted all my time into pitching. Before then, I was at weekly hitting and pitching lessons and doing everything I can to be the most versatile player and athlete on the field so that I could get seen as a BALL PLAYER and help my team win. That mind set right there is a way to impress a college coach.
Don’t settle yourself short! Be a ball player. Be an ATHLETE.
