Okay, the high school season ended two weeks ago.
DD was originally planning to play on one of the high school coach's two 16U summer teams.
First practice was this past Tuesday. However, DD didn't go due to a slight shoulder sprain she got participating in an outfielder competition two weeks ago. First tournament for this high school coach's two 16U summer teams is this coming weekend.
There was to be a second practice this past Thursday. However, DD texted me from school that she needed to talk to me about softball. Well, she wants to drop out of the high school coach's summer team and play on my team. Her argument is that she just wants a break from the high school softball stuff. I guess having the same coaching in summer ball as you have in high school could get monotonous. My softball program is thinner in the sense we only have 7-8 players and pick up 2-3 as needed. She claims that our practices are not as militant. She expresses a desire to have fun rather than militant.
I don't currently see the high school coach's program as necessarily being better than mine in terms of instruction. He would disagree with me.
I am facing a conundrum in this regard. She did commit to play for them. However, they are just getting practices started and first tournament is this weekend.
From talking with her, I worry that if she stays with them, she may end up dropping out of softball altogether. Our summer ball program is just a bit less rigorous, because that's the type of players we have. We don't travel far for tournaments, and few, if any, of the players have college ball aspirations.
I think part of the problem is that my daughter wants a bit more of a social life away from softball than the high school coach's program gives her. I guess I can't fault her for that.
Back to the conundrum.... She did commit to play for the high school coach for summer ball. However, doing clearly puts her at risk of complete burnout and possibly quitting softball for good.
Of course, the high school coach is VERY possessive of her in that he does not want to look at his from a risk of losing her for good (high school varsity player). I look at this as an attempt at getting her through this phase by trying to provide a funner softball atmosphere.
He's essentially demanding that she come and talk with him. She doesn't want to, as she sees it as being a chance for him to scold her for leaving and laying on the guilt trip.
I've very troubled by this conundrum, but lean toward letting her decide.
Thoughts?
DD was originally planning to play on one of the high school coach's two 16U summer teams.
First practice was this past Tuesday. However, DD didn't go due to a slight shoulder sprain she got participating in an outfielder competition two weeks ago. First tournament for this high school coach's two 16U summer teams is this coming weekend.
There was to be a second practice this past Thursday. However, DD texted me from school that she needed to talk to me about softball. Well, she wants to drop out of the high school coach's summer team and play on my team. Her argument is that she just wants a break from the high school softball stuff. I guess having the same coaching in summer ball as you have in high school could get monotonous. My softball program is thinner in the sense we only have 7-8 players and pick up 2-3 as needed. She claims that our practices are not as militant. She expresses a desire to have fun rather than militant.
I don't currently see the high school coach's program as necessarily being better than mine in terms of instruction. He would disagree with me.
I am facing a conundrum in this regard. She did commit to play for them. However, they are just getting practices started and first tournament is this weekend.
From talking with her, I worry that if she stays with them, she may end up dropping out of softball altogether. Our summer ball program is just a bit less rigorous, because that's the type of players we have. We don't travel far for tournaments, and few, if any, of the players have college ball aspirations.
I think part of the problem is that my daughter wants a bit more of a social life away from softball than the high school coach's program gives her. I guess I can't fault her for that.
Back to the conundrum.... She did commit to play for the high school coach for summer ball. However, doing clearly puts her at risk of complete burnout and possibly quitting softball for good.
Of course, the high school coach is VERY possessive of her in that he does not want to look at his from a risk of losing her for good (high school varsity player). I look at this as an attempt at getting her through this phase by trying to provide a funner softball atmosphere.
He's essentially demanding that she come and talk with him. She doesn't want to, as she sees it as being a chance for him to scold her for leaving and laying on the guilt trip.
I've very troubled by this conundrum, but lean toward letting her decide.
Thoughts?