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It’s amazing to me how many high school athletes DON’T pay attention to what is going on with their particular sport on the collegiate level.  I’ve even found that some college athletes don’t know what teams are ranked nationally or what schools are playing in the championship tournaments.  What better resource could you have then watching your sport being played at a higher level?  

If you are serious about competing and are looking to succeed in college sports, then start paying attention. One of the best places to start is your local universities and colleges.  Go online and find the schools in your area and start checking out their schedules.  Even the sports that compete in the spring are playing some sort of fall schedule to prepare for their season.   

Here in Chicago, softball players are surrounded by several teams that are nationally ranked and competing at the highest level.  DePaul and Northwestern have both been at the Women’s College World Series in recent years.  Expand your search a bit beyond the Chicagoland area and you can find schools like Michigan, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Olivet Nazarene and many more that are nationally ranked at all NCAA and NAIA levels.  The Midwest is exploding with great softball right now!  

Even if the schools in your area are not of interest to you, it would be silly to pass up the chance to see the level of competition you are striving to play at.  So, do a little research.  You’ll probably be surprised at how many games are going on right around you.  In the end, you get to watch the sport you love and who knows, you may just learn something! 

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