My DD has played a little bit in LF and CF when she has been in. Same for the AD’s daughter but primarily CF. My daughter primarily played CF last year like I said in my OP and earned all district 1st team honors. The AD’s daughter primarily played LF last year when she was in, earning 2nd team honors. The other two outfielders are also returning letterman (LF, RF) and there is junior and freshman. I have nothing against the AD’s daughter but she just happens to be the one playing the same positions as my DD. When she was a freshman she played 2B and took time away from a senior which caused a similar type of problem like this one. The strange thing to me or the thing that is unknown to me is that my DD earned her spot on varsity as a freshman with a good showing in tryouts and practice. When they went to take the team picture 2-3 weeks later she said the AD’s daughter, who was still in basketball at the time, showed up in uniform and stood in the pictures with the varsity team. You can imagine what kind of ripple effect this had on the girls who worked at it and then this girl comes out of nowhere, no practice or anything, and takes a picture with them. I’m naive at this so I just really want to know how that is right? The next year the AD’s moved to the OF I believe or spent time arbor both. I’m really being honest hear when I say my DD is certainly the best outfielder on the team and the stats and observations by others prove that. If it were different I would say it. What I’ve been trying to say is that the HC has chosen to exclude my DD for some reason that she doesn’t deserve.
I don’t have much to add to what has already been said, but I do have a comment about the AD’s daughter playing basketball and volleyball. I don’t know how large her school is, but my DD goes to a small school. The pool of female athletes isn’t huge, so there is definitely some overlap between sports. My DD plays softball (fall), basketball (winter), and soccer and track (spring). The basketball team made a run in the playoffs, so the soccer players who also play basketball missed the first few weeks of practice. It is an accepted reality that this kind of thing doesn’t hurt playing time.
I’m speaking specifically about other official school team sports. DD also ran XC in the fall and the team sport always takes precedence. On the other hand, I am of the opinion that missing school practice due to travel ball (or even play practice—yes, there was a girl who missed regularly for a non-school play) could and probably should have an effect.
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