DD moved to new team this fall, old team was very good, but she needed more PT, left old team on very good terms, very good 2nd year 10u team, so she moved up to 12u.
were getting worried about finding her a good team, then got in touch with coach of new 12u team forming, was going to be part of very well respected organization in our area. tryouts were over, but he needed someone at DDs preferred position, so he gave her a private workout, and offered her on spot. We accepted within 24 hours (she had offers from two other teams basically, but we were skeptical of the level of play and training on these two).
fast foward, this team and the coaching is not what we or DD expected. DD loves the girls, gets along well. getting plenty of PT. but I noticed right away coaching is not where we thought it would be for this organization, come to find out we are under that umbrella, but only kinda, hard to describe without getting into too much detail, supposed to change in winter and for spring. I also understand, coaches learn as they go as well. practicing since mid august, but our normal practice fields have no lights, so time is limited, only 2 weeknights per week. have done now a few friendlies and 3 one day tournaments so far, 4 and 7 so far.
Myself, DW, and now most importantly DD have all noticed some things that concern us regarding the coaching. It is not anything to make us overly concerned, but DD is getting frustrated because she feels she is taking a step backward, she is not able to attempt the same plays defensively or on basepaths that she could on old team.
is there a productive way to approach coach with our concerns? not really any large thing, just a lot of little things, but cumulatively adds up, so really would have to be an in depth communication, not just a hey we are seeing X.
were getting worried about finding her a good team, then got in touch with coach of new 12u team forming, was going to be part of very well respected organization in our area. tryouts were over, but he needed someone at DDs preferred position, so he gave her a private workout, and offered her on spot. We accepted within 24 hours (she had offers from two other teams basically, but we were skeptical of the level of play and training on these two).
fast foward, this team and the coaching is not what we or DD expected. DD loves the girls, gets along well. getting plenty of PT. but I noticed right away coaching is not where we thought it would be for this organization, come to find out we are under that umbrella, but only kinda, hard to describe without getting into too much detail, supposed to change in winter and for spring. I also understand, coaches learn as they go as well. practicing since mid august, but our normal practice fields have no lights, so time is limited, only 2 weeknights per week. have done now a few friendlies and 3 one day tournaments so far, 4 and 7 so far.
Myself, DW, and now most importantly DD have all noticed some things that concern us regarding the coaching. It is not anything to make us overly concerned, but DD is getting frustrated because she feels she is taking a step backward, she is not able to attempt the same plays defensively or on basepaths that she could on old team.
is there a productive way to approach coach with our concerns? not really any large thing, just a lot of little things, but cumulatively adds up, so really would have to be an in depth communication, not just a hey we are seeing X.