- Apr 11, 2016
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DD is 8 turning 9 and has been playing for a 1st-yr 10U travel team for almost a year. She played in 8U with them in the spring. The team is now playing in fall 10U division.
In January, her coach worried there wouldn't be enough pitchers when they move up to 10U. He asked us whether DD can pitch in the fall. DD was a strong batter and quick on her feet, so we wanted her to only focus on batting and playing SS. Pitching would only add lesson $ and time for practice. But DD wanted to pitch, so we found a coach that was 45 mins away and started lessons in Feb.
Yet, the team now has 6 pitchers! So far in 6 games, DD has pitched only 4 innings (and allowed only 2 walks.) Other pitchers have been giving up all walks (thankfully 5-run rule still applies.) Needless to say, the games were slow. With 12 girls on the team, playing perhaps 3 innings, DD only got to bat 3 times a game at most.
Knowing this coach, who is very nice, would keep all the pitchers in the spring even when they can't pitch. I am upset that DD has spent so much time working on pitching, not to mention $ we spent on lessons and time driving to and from lessons, DD ended up getting only a few pitching opportunities b/c the coach decided to add so many pitchers.
A 2nd-year travel 10U coach saw DD at her lessons and had asked her to play for his team. This 2nd team has only 2 pitchers and 9 players. She'd be their 3rd pitcher. She just started practicing with them 2 weeks ago.
Here's the dilemma: In spring, DD would have to pick one team. Hubby wants her to stay with the first team, while I am leaning toward the 2nd team because they are better and she gets more pitching time and at-bats. DD is torn, because she likes the girls on both teams. But she is starting to see how good the 2nd team is and is leaning toward that. She is also getting bored with these slow games with the 1st team. The difficulty for her is that the girls on both teams are friendly and she likes all of them!
I told hubby ultimately it's DD's decision. He said no, it doesn't matter since they are still 10U and doesn't want her to switch team after only one year. What would you do in our situation? To stay or not stay, that's the question...
In January, her coach worried there wouldn't be enough pitchers when they move up to 10U. He asked us whether DD can pitch in the fall. DD was a strong batter and quick on her feet, so we wanted her to only focus on batting and playing SS. Pitching would only add lesson $ and time for practice. But DD wanted to pitch, so we found a coach that was 45 mins away and started lessons in Feb.
Yet, the team now has 6 pitchers! So far in 6 games, DD has pitched only 4 innings (and allowed only 2 walks.) Other pitchers have been giving up all walks (thankfully 5-run rule still applies.) Needless to say, the games were slow. With 12 girls on the team, playing perhaps 3 innings, DD only got to bat 3 times a game at most.
Knowing this coach, who is very nice, would keep all the pitchers in the spring even when they can't pitch. I am upset that DD has spent so much time working on pitching, not to mention $ we spent on lessons and time driving to and from lessons, DD ended up getting only a few pitching opportunities b/c the coach decided to add so many pitchers.
A 2nd-year travel 10U coach saw DD at her lessons and had asked her to play for his team. This 2nd team has only 2 pitchers and 9 players. She'd be their 3rd pitcher. She just started practicing with them 2 weeks ago.
Here's the dilemma: In spring, DD would have to pick one team. Hubby wants her to stay with the first team, while I am leaning toward the 2nd team because they are better and she gets more pitching time and at-bats. DD is torn, because she likes the girls on both teams. But she is starting to see how good the 2nd team is and is leaning toward that. She is also getting bored with these slow games with the 1st team. The difficulty for her is that the girls on both teams are friendly and she likes all of them!
I told hubby ultimately it's DD's decision. He said no, it doesn't matter since they are still 10U and doesn't want her to switch team after only one year. What would you do in our situation? To stay or not stay, that's the question...