- Feb 3, 2011
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Stick with REC ball if you want it to be "all about the girls"......
That's just not true. At. All.
Stick with REC ball if you want it to be "all about the girls"......
I think a big problem is the loyalty. Parents will also go somewhere else to tryout and not be up front, once a coach depends on that player and she doesn't show it puts them in a bind.
A buddy of mine said it best, the worst 2 girls on your team will always leaves because they (parents) think they are better than they are. The best 2 will leave because they think they are deserving of a better team.
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My feeling on this is that you have tryouts to "cull the herd." Noone should be guaranteed a spot, but the coach sure better get commitments from your kids that you want to come back, rather than putting your head in sand and expeceting/hoping them to come back. When those lower caliber players are automatically given spots on team, what does that say to the studs on the team that are "chopping the wood" and getting their work done? It says the coach does not want to get better. When new parents/players walk up and see those players on the field, they will run back to their cars as fast as they can.
I agree. I like knowing which girls are alumni.I prefer that returning players wear team gear to tryouts. It lets prospects and their parents know the existing talent level at every position and if there is daddyball/buddyball/bias to benefit certain kids.
I know with my daughter, the team said she'd have her slot locked in if we paid before the first tryout, otherwise she'd have to tryout with the rest.
I have no problem bringing my daughter in to tryout. I'd rather see how she compares so my expectations are in line with reality in terms of playing time. I try to be as objective as possible.
The way I see it is if I am guaranteed a spot, and then 5 "studs" try out that are better than my daughter, it would be better to know that up front and decide to stay or go instead of being surprised by it.
Interesting. The weakest player on our last team left before the season even ended, missing the last month or so of tournaments. Her mom thought she should play 3rd instead of outfield, even though she'd never caught a ball in a game (for real), and bailed. I'd be shocked if she plays travel ball this year at all - she may be finding out in tryouts that the coaches were closer to their evaluation of her talent than mommy was. The team ended up dissolving this year but if it hadn't, the top 2 would have left anyway. Certainly supports this hypothesis.