I didn't mean they pulled her as soon as there was an issue. They just switch her out in the next inning.Again, it depends on situation. I would not play for a coach that pulls fielders in the middle of an inning.
I didn't mean they pulled her as soon as there was an issue. They just switch her out in the next inning.Again, it depends on situation. I would not play for a coach that pulls fielders in the middle of an inning.
I HATE the coach or parent from the stands who yells, "Cmon THROW STRIKES!" if a pitcher is struggling... No shirt! What do ya think she's trying to do? She's not out there trying to walk people. As a coach, be specific..what in her mechanics is not working or off and fix that, remind her of those type things.
OP again and it probably has come across that the coaches are constantly screaming at the girls. They aren't. I don't know how they coached them the years we weren't there - maybe it's normal or maybe it's new. I don't really know what happens in the dug-out or at the coaches' meeting or even one-on-one between the coaches and a player. I do know the one time the coaches talked to DD she said it was a nice calm conversation - DD was having an off day at practice and wasn't doing what she normally does - so they spoke with her about it. And she learned and moved on.
I think the issue is that the team we moved from was very lax and no one really cared all that much and the coach never really got on anyone. Practices were super low-key - it's just nice to come to something where they aren't coddling the girls.
DD has always been with coaches that love her and she never really got told she wasn't doing something right - so it's good for her to get that feedback.
Let me ask you this -- when a mistake is made, what does the team do? Do they rally together in the circle and pull each other up or do they just hang in their spots until the next pitch? I've not been able to convince our team to do this -- nor our coach, who doesn't want to get chastised for stalling -- but I think there ought to be some communication after every play. Just a quick huddle, slapping gloves, whatever, in order for the girls to all know they have each other's back all the time. The best teams I see in college and travel do something like this -- they really do emphasize being goldfish* And I think it makes the team all like each other more.
I guess I should clarify the type of yelling - it's more like "hit your cut offs!" when they make a mistake with throwing it in or stuff like "if you're going to call the ball - you need to catch the ball!" To me, it's just the coach saying what the rest of the parents are thinking too. But the coaches are allowed to since they are the coaches.
And for the most part I think if they are going to say anything else, it's done in the dug-out so we don't even hear it.