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- Jul 25, 2017
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Sounds like a nightmare. There are probably 19 sets of parents wondering the same as you.
This is what I would have proposed had I been asked, I am an assistant coach but wasn't asked to weigh in or be present for these discussions.
I like 12 as my roster number. Twenty is way too many players and half the team most likely won’t see significant playing time.Folks, we are facing a decision on what to do with our team's decision to merge the rising players from 12U with the 2nd year 14U. I'm not sure of the total roster count only that it would be around 20. Right now I can't imagine what this is going to look like with playing time (other than a nightmare). Basically the organization and coaching staff thought that the team couldn't be competitive if they were separated by 1st year and 2nd year. This roster is huge and I have no idea where DD fits into the lineup. The little that the team did play this spring/summer, she was outside of the top nine and coach barely got the bench players into the game. We have already got offers since the other teams in the area have heard what is happening but we love the team and org. Oh and it is rumored the fees are about to go through the roof as well. We have a parents meeting upcoming where I assume coach will explain the fees and some form of convincing that this will work.
Baseball, because of pitching, is a different animal all together. My sons teams would use 6+ different pitchers on a weekend. My dds team 2-3.It's actually pretty common in travel baseball to have big teams and only some travel. With that said no way would I play on a team with 20. Even if your kid plays every inning there are going to be some miserable parents in the stands.