The One Softball Think Tank – made up of 140+ coaches from all levels – weighed in on the biggest challenge they see for the freshman in their programs. Hint: It’s not what you’d think.

Of the four things we thought might be a concern for college coaches about their incoming players: academics, time management, and other such skills, being a good teammate and physical softball skills, the coaches agreed that freshman are least prepared in the areas of system skills – things like time management. If you can master that, you’ll have a leg up on the competition and will feel better prepared during your freshman year.

You can read about the coaches’ #1 concern in this post, and, in order of priority, the next most needed areas of focus are your individual mental game, academics, and then being a good team player/character skills.

Finally, last on the list, coaches agreed that the least challenging aspect of freshman year is a player’s softball skills. Most who get to that level have put in a lot of hours to get their skills to a competitive level. The good news is, that hard work is paying off for most college freshman!

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