Thread: DD's first travel tournament...need advice

Originally Posted by knightsb

Congratulations on your DD having the courage to fill in and tell her your are proud of her. We are working with my DD to overcome her shyness to feel more comfortable playing with teammates she does not know.

My DD kind of had the same issue. Once she practiced with them, she realized she knew a few from competing against them in other school sports plus she realized that they were just other girls her age that like softball....not necessarily a team full of Crystal Bustos and Jennie Finchs. Once she saw that she was on their level she relaxed a ton.

Originally Posted by joeman39

I agree with Coach JV have fun and stay away from the bleacher crowd (gets old all they do is fuss about the umps and trying to tell the players about what to do)

Definitely will do. I don't have the time or patience for softball drama.

Originally Posted by Coach JV

Have fun, it's a game. (I second staying away from bleacher crowd)

This is what I say every time she walks out to the circle: "Just have fun" or "enjoy it, you earned this"

Then I run and hide somewhere I cannot be seen. Mouth full of seeds.

Time at home is when I coach her. Not before/during games or team practices. Now I do scout the other teams and players and pass her information before games to see if she picks up what I think she should do (like # 6 is a slugger or #12 bites on high ones). And I also share it with her coaches.

There is nothing I can say (coaching wise) before the tournament that will help her at that point.