This is a follow up on a thread I started a while back about improving a HS team.
Other coaches in the program: "Seniors are never on the JV team. That has always been the tradition."
Me: "In the history of the program there has never been a single winning season. THAT has been the tradition. We need to end stupid traditions."
There is probably room on jV for a couple of seniors who have zero chance for PT on Varsity. The tools aren't there and no amount of coaching will catch them up at this point.
These players are delightful young ladies with equally wonderful parents, and have been in the program throughout HS. Attitude is great, but skills are dog years behind the V level. The varsity team could and should be made up entirely of the multi-year TB players at the school. There will even be tb players on the bench if done correctly based on talent.
Should these couple of seniors be given the option to play jV or culled from the herd?
"Doing the right thing" was mentioned in my prior thread. Should emotion or 'having a heart' be involved in that right thing? Talent-wise the decision is black and white. What is the "right" thing to do with these seniors? FWIW, they would even be bottom-half-ers on the jV team.
I would like some guidance from school coaches. The answer is simple if you are 'just' a parent of a player, or if you are a tb coach who can drop/add at will, knowing a kid can go find another team next week.
Thanks for reading.
Otto
Other coaches in the program: "Seniors are never on the JV team. That has always been the tradition."
Me: "In the history of the program there has never been a single winning season. THAT has been the tradition. We need to end stupid traditions."
There is probably room on jV for a couple of seniors who have zero chance for PT on Varsity. The tools aren't there and no amount of coaching will catch them up at this point.
These players are delightful young ladies with equally wonderful parents, and have been in the program throughout HS. Attitude is great, but skills are dog years behind the V level. The varsity team could and should be made up entirely of the multi-year TB players at the school. There will even be tb players on the bench if done correctly based on talent.
Should these couple of seniors be given the option to play jV or culled from the herd?
"Doing the right thing" was mentioned in my prior thread. Should emotion or 'having a heart' be involved in that right thing? Talent-wise the decision is black and white. What is the "right" thing to do with these seniors? FWIW, they would even be bottom-half-ers on the jV team.
I would like some guidance from school coaches. The answer is simple if you are 'just' a parent of a player, or if you are a tb coach who can drop/add at will, knowing a kid can go find another team next week.
Thanks for reading.
Otto