{"id":11965,"date":"2016-10-05T04:30:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T09:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=11965"},"modified":"2016-10-04T09:39:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T14:39:17","slug":"does-size-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/does-size-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Size Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_yIf8z_ofxk?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">Does size matter in softball recruiting? Absolutely! But it\u2019s not the \u201cbe all, end\u00a0all.\u201d In college recruiting, we call it \u201cthe box.\u201d Does a kid fit \u201cinto the box\u201d as per her position, etc.? There are some coaches who recruit by the box, and some coaches who believe \u201cit\u2019s not how big they are, but how big they play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Size will catch your eye, but it doesn\u2019t solidify interest or even an offer. Most scouts or coaches will stop to watch a couple of pitches when they see a 6-footer on the rubber. But, believe me, I\u2019ve stopped to watch many when it took me only a couple of pitches to realize she\u2019s not what I\u2019m looking for. On the flip side, I\u2019ve scouted AND worked with several prospects who didn\u2019t necessarily \u201cfit the box\u201d or \u201cpass the eye test,\u201d but they were gamers who had the ability to change the outcome of a ballgame all by themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s one of my favorite things about softball in comparison to other sports. If I see an athlete who is 5-0 tall, she\u2019s likely not going to be a big basketball or volleyball recruit. But if she\u2019s fast, has good bat control, you can turn her left and put her in the outfield, then you have a high-level recruit as long as she\u2019s an effective slapper with good range. Softball does have \u201cthe box\u201d and \u201cthe eye test\u201d just like any other sport, but heart and competitive drive are big factors in a prospect&#8217;s level of play and her ability to impact a game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bottom line? Size can help you big time if you have it. However, size doesn\u2019t have to limit you in softball recruiting as long as you know what your selling points are and accept the fact that there are some coaches who will automatically overlook you. If you\u2019re willing to open your mind to other options, you will have the same opportunities as bigger prospects. This does become somewhat easier when your advisor\/advocate has experience with the coaches and knows which ones recruit by the box and which ones will overlook size.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/how-to-get-recruited?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=button&amp;utm_campaign=blog-get-scouted-button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12126 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/get-scouted-300x47.png\" alt=\"get-scouted\" width=\"300\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/get-scouted-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/get-scouted.png 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/career-application-location?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=button&amp;utm_campaign=blog-careers-button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12125 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/apply-now-300x47.png\" alt=\"apply-now\" width=\"300\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/apply-now-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/apply-now.png 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does size matter in softball recruiting? Absolutely! But it\u2019s not the \u201cbe all, end\u00a0all.\u201d In college recruiting, we call it \u201cthe box.\u201d Does a kid fit \u201cinto the box\u201d as per her position, etc.? There are some coaches who recruit by the box, and some coaches who believe \u201cit\u2019s not how big they are, but &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/does-size-matter\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":12316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[865,3,859],"tags":[31,229,57,222,512],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11965"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12315,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11965\/revisions\/12315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}