What is the general opinion on making your team run after losing a game. Is this a common thing? What is the desired result that a coach is expecting to achieve by sending his team for a run after losing?
A few weeks back DD's rec team (#1 seeded team at the time, currently at #2 still fighting to get back on top) played the #6 seed team who has a lot of younger players and has been really struggling all season. DD's team came out flat, they expected to just walk over this team. We fell behind early and really struggled to get back in the game. It wasn't until late in the game (we were visiting team) that we were able to tie the game. At this point we expected the opposing HC to try to slow the game and have the game revert back to the previous inning score that had them ahead but he didn't. We played a super hurry up defense and got the quick 3 outs, new inning starts. 2 batters in we get the lead and DD's HC sends the next 3 girls swinging for the fences resulting in a quick 3 outs for us. Now at this point I'm expecting the other HC to try to slow the game and settle for tie but he doesn't. In the end we win the game and felt the other HC mismanaged the clock and cost them the game. I felt like that team played hard and gave us a challenge. So during the post game team meeting I see the other coach send his team runningto the ffence and back (approx. 350 feet) and I felt really bad for those girls. It just didn't sit well with me. Well a couple weeks go by and this Saturday the same team is playing our #7 and last place team and ended up losing badly. We kept an eye on the game during our pregame warm-ups because we were playing on the same field after that game. So as DD's team is doing there cheer before the game out of the corner of my eye I see that same team off and running to the fence and back again. I just don't get it and I wonder if this is a common thing or is it just this particular coach?
A few weeks back DD's rec team (#1 seeded team at the time, currently at #2 still fighting to get back on top) played the #6 seed team who has a lot of younger players and has been really struggling all season. DD's team came out flat, they expected to just walk over this team. We fell behind early and really struggled to get back in the game. It wasn't until late in the game (we were visiting team) that we were able to tie the game. At this point we expected the opposing HC to try to slow the game and have the game revert back to the previous inning score that had them ahead but he didn't. We played a super hurry up defense and got the quick 3 outs, new inning starts. 2 batters in we get the lead and DD's HC sends the next 3 girls swinging for the fences resulting in a quick 3 outs for us. Now at this point I'm expecting the other HC to try to slow the game and settle for tie but he doesn't. In the end we win the game and felt the other HC mismanaged the clock and cost them the game. I felt like that team played hard and gave us a challenge. So during the post game team meeting I see the other coach send his team runningto the ffence and back (approx. 350 feet) and I felt really bad for those girls. It just didn't sit well with me. Well a couple weeks go by and this Saturday the same team is playing our #7 and last place team and ended up losing badly. We kept an eye on the game during our pregame warm-ups because we were playing on the same field after that game. So as DD's team is doing there cheer before the game out of the corner of my eye I see that same team off and running to the fence and back again. I just don't get it and I wonder if this is a common thing or is it just this particular coach?