The Fall Begins

This past week I recieved a very inspiring email talking about starting to write your own story.  It got me thinking about all the things that have happened to me over the last few years and how the next chapter of my life will turn out. Ever since I was little I have been chasing my dream to become a very good softball player, that has dominated my storyline so far.  Each day with all the hard work that I put in, I feel like I get closer to my overall goal. This fall I have 3 main goals. 1. Continue to clean up the mechanics of my swing and become more consistent with proper mechanics.  2. Polish up my glove work. 3. Figure out what I want in a college and what to major in.

Many people have told me yes you are talented and have potential but you are still raw. By focusing and working hard I want to reach that potential and become a polished athlete.

1. To clean up my mechanics I am hoing back to the basics. I am focusing a ton on tee drills as well as front toss to put everything together.  I have also increased the amount of days a week I go to the field to work on hitting.

2. To polish up my glove work and increase my range we have set up full workouts based just on fielding.  Last fall that was not a common thing. People say the difference between me and a girl from California is 10,000 ground balls. Well hete is my chance to make up the difference.  I may be at a weather advantage but I will just work harder to get my reps in. I hope to be faster and smoother on defense along with working on my release time.

3. College. I am nearing that age where college is only two years ahead and approching very quickly.  By doing visits and touring campuses I will get a feel for what I really like. The other part of college besides for athletics is school. I am going to look deeper into what I really want to do for a career. I love science and the human body so currently I am leaning towards the health sciences field. (Kinesiology, physical therapy)

There are so many other things along with these goals that I want to accomplish this fall, but most of all I want to comtinue to try and get better every day.