Look into Community College Softball !!

Ladies and Parents,
As a lot of seniors are preparing to graduate and Mom and Dad are seeing exactly what college is going to cost, here is another option that is growing in this area. As of last count, there are 15 Community Colleges in the state of North Carolina that are now playing Softball. This may grow to around 19 by next season. South Carolina has this many, if not more. The cost of Community College is VERY reasonable and you can get your two years of basic courses, without going into a ton of debt with college loans. You can then transfer to a four year school and get your degree.
Softball plays a full schedule, with a fall season of scrimmage games and the spring is a regular schedule, to include a conference tournament. We played 34 regular season games this season with one early season tournament and the conference tournament.
Some schools are starting programs (ours is going into its third season) and some are well established. You can check your area to see if your local Community College has or is starting an athletic program.
In our area, I would like to suggest the Lady Eagles at Stanly Community College in Albemarle. We play Division 1 / NJCAA. Coach Ben Rogers has been recruiting and is putting together a great squad for next season. (This coming season, he will also have some scholarship money available). We practice and play our home games in Locust, NC, just off highway 24/27, North of Charlotte. If you might like to look into his program, contact him at
[email protected] or (704) 806-7419. You can also contact the school at
www.stanly.edu
If the cost of a four year school is just too much and you still want to play Softball, look into the Community College programs in your area. Great ladies and great competition. Keep your dreams alive.....
GO EAGLES!!

 

Good program

I went to watch some of these games. This program is starting go real well. With basic fundamentals still stressed at this level. I echo what was stated here. If you want to continue playing SB but not go to a 4yr school or want to refine you game then transfer this is the way to go. If you are being recruited but the recruiter/coach says you may need to red-shirt or some work for the next level, again this is the way to go.........

 

Wake Tech in the Triangle

I'm gonna do a little recruiting for my DD... hope she does take any of my recruits..lol

She already has a 30+ game schedule and looks to add to it....
Any Triangle based players ought to look at the opportunities.

 

community college

Good deal Charlie let Nickie polish them up and then send them to you. Good luck next year.

 

Something to Consider

Since it's so hard to get a full ride for most young ladies, considering a community college is certainly a good option. If I had it to do over, this is the avenue I would have gone this route. You will still play competitive softball (at the community college, and your transfer school), AND you won't pay back student loans until you're 50!!!

 

Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn has a very good softball program.
Academics are great and Morristown is a nice, clean small town-45 minutes from Knoxville and a little over an hour from Asheville.
Apartments are provided for the athletes and most can earn a "free" ride
with academic and sports scholarships.

http://www.wscc.cc.tn.us/athletics/default.asp

 

Without a doubt, the best up and coming community college program is Surry. The Lady Knights in their first season finished fourth in the Region X (DI) Tournament while knocking off 2nd seed, Aiken Tech. The Knights two tournament losses were by a total of two runs (one loss in nine innings). Amber Reid, former UNC-G standout pitcher, is the Surry coach. If you are serious about playing in an outstanding program, you many want to contact Coach Reid.

 

....."full rides"? In D1, state supported schools, full rides are few and far between.
Private schools cost more but they can manipulate $ for grades, SAT scores etc.
D2 follows most of the same rules as D1.
One exception that I was told last year, and it may have changed, is that D2 coaches can talk to a player one week before the D1 coach can.
Not to get into the specifics, but just food for thought.
D3, can be an awesome opportunity for kids and still play very high caliber ball.
Ask CD for the basis of how $ is distributed at D3, but it suffices to say that, well call a scholarship athletic or not, D3 supports their teams with ample $.

Community College ball is growing for sure. I know the coach at Pitt Comm. and think he's got alot to offer to his players. By that I mean coaching and $.
Wake Tech. Comm. is getting a good hire with Nikki Dobbins.

Don't think that going to school at a Comm. College is gonna be a walk in the park. Students will have to work hard, study and be accountable for their grades everybit as much as any other school, NCSU, Campbell, etc.

True gig here folks, when I was at ECU, my brother at NCSU, and my girlfriend (hottie) was at Pitt Comm., we ALL had the same accounting book!
Are the professors at one school or another any better at teaching? Maybe, I really don't know. I do know that a student has to apply themselves to the best of their abilities and manage their time in order to get their work done and still be able to play ball, go to basketball games, or stay up all night as some of us did in college.

Nice Thread!

Fishman