I will try to condense my question as much as possible...
Daughters coach is same for middle school and select. This is our first year with this coach.
Coaches daughter is a pitcher, she's good. My daughter is also a pitcher, but less experienced. They are the only pitchers on the school team.
At the beginning of the school season I respectfully asked if my daughter needed to continue with pitching lessons. At the time I asked we had had around 6 games and she had seen 2 innings. (She did well during these innings.) I didn't want to waste time and money if he had no plans to use her. My daughter was losing confidence and interest. I was told to keep her in lessons because he would need her, he just hadn't been able to give her any time during practice. I did keep her in for a few more weeks, which was probably around 5 more games.
Now, we only have a few games left and he hasn't pitched her again since the last two innings. His daughter pitches EVERY GAME, EVERY INNING. It doesn't matter if it's 2 or 3 days in a row, she pitches. I have stopped lessons and practicing at home. My daughter knows that pitching is a lifestyle and she's not interested in it anymore. She lost confidence because she's not being developed. She understands it's her time to sit the bench and is willing to do that in order to learn/play other positions.
Do I need to tell the coach she's no longer interested in pitching? I am torn. I don't want him to all of the sudden throw her in a game and she hasn't pitched in a few weeks. But I also feel like why do I need to tell him? He is not interested in her for that position.
Daughters coach is same for middle school and select. This is our first year with this coach.
Coaches daughter is a pitcher, she's good. My daughter is also a pitcher, but less experienced. They are the only pitchers on the school team.
At the beginning of the school season I respectfully asked if my daughter needed to continue with pitching lessons. At the time I asked we had had around 6 games and she had seen 2 innings. (She did well during these innings.) I didn't want to waste time and money if he had no plans to use her. My daughter was losing confidence and interest. I was told to keep her in lessons because he would need her, he just hadn't been able to give her any time during practice. I did keep her in for a few more weeks, which was probably around 5 more games.
Now, we only have a few games left and he hasn't pitched her again since the last two innings. His daughter pitches EVERY GAME, EVERY INNING. It doesn't matter if it's 2 or 3 days in a row, she pitches. I have stopped lessons and practicing at home. My daughter knows that pitching is a lifestyle and she's not interested in it anymore. She lost confidence because she's not being developed. She understands it's her time to sit the bench and is willing to do that in order to learn/play other positions.
Do I need to tell the coach she's no longer interested in pitching? I am torn. I don't want him to all of the sudden throw her in a game and she hasn't pitched in a few weeks. But I also feel like why do I need to tell him? He is not interested in her for that position.