- Feb 21, 2013
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I posted earlier that we were faced with the decision to stay with the team our two DDs were on or move them up to 14U Select team that they tried out for and made. We truly wanted to honor the committment to the team and ride out the spring season, however after the first and second tournaments it became abundantly clear that this team was not where our girls needed to be. A few things that helped us in making this decision. The head coach left in the middle of a two day tournament, not only did he leave but his wife the bookkeeper left. This left the girls with one coach for the final game of the first day, no bookkeeper and no first base coach. The assistant coach that was left, refused to call DD pitcher's pitches. He didn't know how. Hmm maybe if you would work with other girls besides your daughter you might know this. This last weekend, one day tournament, the assistant coach did not show up. Granted his daughter was injured and not able to play, however are you coaching your daughter or the team? We have bit our tounge over the quality of practices, two sometimes only one practice a week for 1 1/2 hours. These practices consisted of nothing but the HC hitting balls to the girls. His comment at this Sat tourney was these girls should know how to throw. Our main reason for losing games has been the inability to make simple throws to first, third, fielding pop flys..things that should be practiced at every practice. I don't know a college team who does not practice throwing, fielding, etc. During winter hitting workouts he insisted everyone know how to bunt, out of 11 games one player has bunted. This coach knows that this is not the team he forseen that he would have. He has expected our two girls to carry the load for this team. They hit second and clean up in the lineup, one is pitcher (very dominating) the other is catcher. If they make mistakes he is all over them.
So not to keep rambling, we decided to leave the 12u team and move them over to the 14U select team. We could not continue to see our girls softball mental game deminish. The coaches were not committed, nor were the other team mates/parents who never showed up for practice. The girls were relieved to leave the team and now they can play at the level they train to play.
So not to keep rambling, we decided to leave the 12u team and move them over to the 14U select team. We could not continue to see our girls softball mental game deminish. The coaches were not committed, nor were the other team mates/parents who never showed up for practice. The girls were relieved to leave the team and now they can play at the level they train to play.