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February 8, 2007

Getting Scouted by University Baseball Coaches


From Ask the Baseball Pro:
I am a young hopefull of becoming a professional softball player. I currently play catcher for the southern ontario team as well as a few house league teams on the side. My southern ontario team is going to a tournament in march where there will be university scouts. Our team is not very good and will be playing against university level teams. Is there any way i can make myself stand out from the other players and give myself more of a chance to get scouted?

From the Pro:
The most important thing to remember when trying to impress people is to control the things that you can control. For example you can not control if your team is not good but you can control how hard you play. Coaches are looking for someone who will always give it their best and play hard. So remember to run everything out and hustle. Things like that are what really impress coaches. When it comes to ability you either have it or you don’t. But it is your heart that really counts and any coach that is worth playing for looks for players who play hard and love to play. So that is my suggestion, don’t try to impress them with
homeruns just impress them with how hard you play. But more importantly don’t forget to have fun!!
Your baseball pro, Steve Holm

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