Softball Tip: Choose NOW

You've probably heard that saying, "It's now or never." With every day that passes we get closer and closer to the end of the softball season and that statement becomes more and more relevant.  But the truth is, you NEVER know when your last game, your last inning, your last at bat, or your last play will be.

Don't treat your opportunities to practice and play this game as if there's always "another day" because no one is promised tomorrow.  Make each opportunity count.  Every chance truly is "now or never."  No matter what situation you're in, you will never get another chance to make that play, that pitch, or that hit ever again.  Make the most of it!

No one likes to think about season ending injuries or illnesses but they DO happen.  Just this past weekend my catcher broke bones in her left hand.  She's out for the rest of the season!  Ouch!  Now or Never.

It happened to a friend of mine in high school: last pre-season game-broken arm.  Senior season gone.  As an underclassmen you always think you have more time, but you just never know.  Now or Never.

I know a junior who was kept off the field this year due to family issues.  She played not one out of softball this entire year.  She was expected to do big things, but now her junior season is gone.  She'll never get it back and no one knows if she'll ever have the opportunity to return to the field later.   As a sophomore it's probably something she never thought would happen.  If it happened to you, would you be left wishing you'd done things differently in the time you had?  Now or Never.

There are many, many reasons you may not get "another" chance.  Just make sure no matter how many more chances you get, whether it be a lot or a little, you don't regret a thing.  Make the most of your time on the field.  The choice is yours: Now or Never.  Choose NOW or you may very well end up with never.