Yes, DD is a pitcher hoping to eventually take over the starting job.
Bulldogs perhaps? If so, she has a good chance of getting it.
Yes, DD is a pitcher hoping to eventually take over the starting job.
The Daddy will probably be branded a nut case who wants to make sure nothing bad happens to his DD, and the DD will be considered "weak". It is a no-win situation if Daddy decides to intervene.
Jmyth
Let me guess--every time a customer or a boss comes to you and tell you do something you disagree with, you immediatley stop everything and start the conversation with, "No, you're wrong. You see, I talked to Joe Pro, and he thinks your ideas are crap. So, I'm going to do things *MY WAY*. Now, don't bother me again about this."
I'm sure the customers are lining up at your door...
We are attempting to teach kids life lessons. Dealing with unreasonable customers/bosses is an incredibly valuable life lesson.
So, at some point, Daddy has to get out of his daughter's athletic life and let her learn how to interact with coaches. It might as well be now. Sure, she should talk to Daddy for advice, but the interface should be the DD and the coach.
Here is the encounter:
Coach: Suzy, you need to squish the bug!
Suzy: Like this coach? (Suzy demonstrates squishing the bug.)
Coach: Right!
Suzy: Thanks! (Smile and nod.)
Where exactly is the lie?.
A girl playing college softball is being PAID to play in the form of a scholarship. In high school most parents are PAYING for their DD's to play. There IS a difference.....
Would add that while in High School they are minor children. In college they are adults. As with many situations the rules and expectations change.
So I have to ask, do you support the parent going to the coach as the initial starting point to discuss the issue with a HS coach? Or would your advice be to have the player speak to the coach first? IMO, parents need to stop fighting their kids battles for them in HS unless they need to step in because of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse.
So I have to ask, do you support the parent going to the coach as the initial starting point to discuss the issue with a HS coach? Or would your advice be to have the player speak to the coach first? IMO, parents need to stop fighting their kids battles for them in HS unless they need to step in because of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse.
While I am sure that I have been labeled a "psycho softball dad" by the high school coaching staff, I prefer that vs. watching them try to convert my DD back to a hello elbow style of pitching. Something that I spent a whole lot of time and money trying to correct.
So I have to ask, do you support the parent going to the coach as the initial starting point to discuss the issue with a HS coach? Or would your advice be to have the player speak to the coach first? IMO, parents need to stop fighting their kids battles for them in HS unless they need to step in because of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse.
I think each situation is unique and there is not a "one size fits all" answer. My DD does not have years of active membership on DFP, so she is probably not qualified to argue the advantages of IR vs. HE with her HS coach, plus he is somewhat of a bully.
The employees I deal with who "smile and nod" at me, and then "promptly go back to their old method," promptly don't come back to work.