DD plays 14U select ball. Been a mid-infielder for her entire softball career. Started off on a less competitive team and we moved up to an organization that was supposed to be good at developing talent. This team happened to be a newly formed team within this org so we knew there would not be a bunch of marks in the W column - that was ok, we are about development for HS and hopefully beyond. Coach starts her at SS. She does ok, but she needs to get more aggressive to the ball, she charges to the ball, but kind of "stops" when she gets to it instead of running through it. She doesn't let balls past her for the most part and has great range.
She finds herself at 2nd two tournaments later, no big deal. She's played fairly well, had a kind of rough outing two weekends ago in one game. She had a ball thrown to her and did not tag the girl on a non-force out. Then she had a ball thrown to her and did get tag down low enough and the base runner got under the glove. There was another ball hit behind 2nd, but it should have been the SSs ball as far as I am concerned, but her coach didn't think so. He swaps her for LF - she has never played there, but she doesn't get much so no disasters. Next game she is back at second and has a good game. The next game rolls around and HC's daughter is now at short and AC's daughter is now at 2nd. AC's coaches daughter (who I think is one of the best kids every, so I am not slamming her) doesn't have range nor does she know where she is supposed to be on any play. 4 E's cause 4 runs. She is upset for being put into that spot. She keeps getting put there for the rest of the weekend - errors ensue. Nothing but encouragement. My DD is in left, playing as best she can and has three E's on HUGE FB's that she has to turn and run for. She has never played out there and is struggling, but giving it her all. She gets yanked.
So we're off to practice last night. Same two girls mid-infield. Errors abound. I watch the new 2nd base (AC coach's kid) miss six straight ground balls. SS (HC's DD) is flubbing them. They are anoited the starting mid-inflield for this weekend.
I am pretty objective about my kid's play - she needs some refinement, but I am scratching my head on this one.
Is this Daddy Ball or am I being sensitive?
She finds herself at 2nd two tournaments later, no big deal. She's played fairly well, had a kind of rough outing two weekends ago in one game. She had a ball thrown to her and did not tag the girl on a non-force out. Then she had a ball thrown to her and did get tag down low enough and the base runner got under the glove. There was another ball hit behind 2nd, but it should have been the SSs ball as far as I am concerned, but her coach didn't think so. He swaps her for LF - she has never played there, but she doesn't get much so no disasters. Next game she is back at second and has a good game. The next game rolls around and HC's daughter is now at short and AC's daughter is now at 2nd. AC's coaches daughter (who I think is one of the best kids every, so I am not slamming her) doesn't have range nor does she know where she is supposed to be on any play. 4 E's cause 4 runs. She is upset for being put into that spot. She keeps getting put there for the rest of the weekend - errors ensue. Nothing but encouragement. My DD is in left, playing as best she can and has three E's on HUGE FB's that she has to turn and run for. She has never played out there and is struggling, but giving it her all. She gets yanked.
So we're off to practice last night. Same two girls mid-infield. Errors abound. I watch the new 2nd base (AC coach's kid) miss six straight ground balls. SS (HC's DD) is flubbing them. They are anoited the starting mid-inflield for this weekend.
I am pretty objective about my kid's play - she needs some refinement, but I am scratching my head on this one.
Is this Daddy Ball or am I being sensitive?