New to trying out for TB

[chapelhillbilly]

Okay so my daughter has played travel for several years but it has been on teams from our area where the coaches knew her and asked if she wanted to play and she agreed. No tryouts or anything. This year we are looking to change things up a little bit and I've found a couple of teams on active.com that fit our needs and are close enough that I don't have to drive 2 or 3 hours to practice. So here is my question. Do I go to both tryouts or do I only chose the one I'm most interested in? Tryouts are the same weekend. Let's just say they both decide they want her (lol). Am I burning a bridge of the one I turn down for the future? The problem I'm having is that her birthday is a 99 and most teams I'm finding are wanting 2000 birthdays so that they can stay together for 2 years. My daughter won't be able to play on whatever team she finds past the first of Aug. I know that I'm more than likely going to have to start searching for another team next year so I don't want to make any enemies for the future. I'm really asking is it customary for players to go to several tryouts and then once they hear back from them make their decison from there?

 

[sluggers]

Do I go to both tryouts or do I only chose the one I'm most interested in?

Are you trying out or is your DD (darling daughter) trying out?

She should go to both.

Am I burning a bridge of the one I turn down for the future?

A good coach doesn't care as long as your are honest and don't string them along.

I'm really asking is it customary for players to go to several tryouts and then once they hear back from them make their decision from there?

Yes.

 

[chapelhillbilly]

Thanks for the really sweet answer! When I say I, I mean that seeing as how she's 12 I'm driving the car so yes I am going to the tryouts. She is the one trying out. Don't have any delusions of me trying out.

 

[mad hornet]

If she's really good, she holds the cards. Sluggers is right on. If you reject one, do it in a way that leaves the door open if things don't work out the the team she selects.

 

[guero_gordo]

Not the question you asked, so ignore as you see fit, but if she hasn't really had to stand out at tryouts before, IMHO this is good stuff:

http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-discussions/1494-discuss-article-tryouts.html

 

[chapelhillbilly]

If she's really good, she holds the cards. Sluggers is right on. If you reject one, do it in a way that leaves the door open if things don't work out the the team she selects.

Thanks for the advise. I will make sure to keep the door open for the future.

 

[MsDinosaur]

I would urge your daughter to go to both tryouts. 1) IMO it's good for kids to get experience at tryouts; 2) you never know which girls and coach she will like the best; and 3) you also never know which day she'll turn in her best performance.

 

[02Crush]

Thanks for the really sweet answer! When I say I, I mean that seeing as how she's 12 I'm driving the car so yes I am going to the tryouts. She is the one trying out. Don't have any delusions of me trying out.

Do not be fooled. You are being tried out too....

 

[Coach Ron]

Do not be fooled. You are being tried out too....

Absolutely! A pain in the butt parent takes a kid down several notches when I'm evaluating tryouts for my team.