I am having a hard time with understanding the mentality behind softball tryouts. Then seem too cut throat for 10 and 12u girls.
My background…I have 28, 27, and 24-year-old children. They all played travel sports. Now we have two kids 12 and 11 that we are trying to figure out how they got here…LOL
My 11 year goes to try outs with one of her friends as moral support. During the try outs all the girl’s positions are up for grabs.
That is what I don’t understand. If the athlete improved over the year and they worked, hard no problems, why do they have to try out for their position again?
I can see it for maybe 16U or 18U that are nationally sponsored, but these are 10U and 12U Low A and B teams.
As a parent you paid as much as $500 plus a month to play under a coach….your child has improved, worked hard, private trainers but they could lose their position to someone off the street that happens to be more gifted.
How does that build team loyalty?
My oldest daughter played on the same travel basketball team from 7th grade until she graduated. They only replaced two girls. One moved and the other, well, she was done with basketball. They are friends to this day. They are like sisters. Every girl on that team got a full ride scholarship every single girl
My second daughter’s team started at rec and grow into a travel team. All of them got some sort of scholarship and we had allot fun. Heck the dads are coming out to watch her baby sister play.
Sorry for rambling….I am having a hard time with this…..putting everyone up for grabs….I don’t get it……it doesn’t make sense to me.
One tryout they cut the girls at the end and two of them were balling. The Dad said it a good lesson to learn. Why do they have to learn this lesson at 10/11 years old? They have their entire lives to work hard for something just to lose it to better talent…..but why at 10/11 I am having a hard time with this mentally.
I need help understanding
My background…I have 28, 27, and 24-year-old children. They all played travel sports. Now we have two kids 12 and 11 that we are trying to figure out how they got here…LOL
My 11 year goes to try outs with one of her friends as moral support. During the try outs all the girl’s positions are up for grabs.
That is what I don’t understand. If the athlete improved over the year and they worked, hard no problems, why do they have to try out for their position again?
I can see it for maybe 16U or 18U that are nationally sponsored, but these are 10U and 12U Low A and B teams.
As a parent you paid as much as $500 plus a month to play under a coach….your child has improved, worked hard, private trainers but they could lose their position to someone off the street that happens to be more gifted.
How does that build team loyalty?
My oldest daughter played on the same travel basketball team from 7th grade until she graduated. They only replaced two girls. One moved and the other, well, she was done with basketball. They are friends to this day. They are like sisters. Every girl on that team got a full ride scholarship every single girl
My second daughter’s team started at rec and grow into a travel team. All of them got some sort of scholarship and we had allot fun. Heck the dads are coming out to watch her baby sister play.
Sorry for rambling….I am having a hard time with this…..putting everyone up for grabs….I don’t get it……it doesn’t make sense to me.
One tryout they cut the girls at the end and two of them were balling. The Dad said it a good lesson to learn. Why do they have to learn this lesson at 10/11 years old? They have their entire lives to work hard for something just to lose it to better talent…..but why at 10/11 I am having a hard time with this mentally.
I need help understanding