I'll try to make this somewhat quick.
My daughter has played softball since she was 4 (she is now 12). I've been her coach for the last 7 years or so and she has played with the same team all but one season. This Spring we made an attempt to move her entire team over to playing tournaments. Due to the fact that we have girls that play other sports that take up chunks of their time and an unreal amount of rainouts they have not progressed like we had hoped. Another concern is we have a combo of 97 and 98 players so this would be the last Fall they could play together without moving all of them up to 14U.
Which brings me to the problem. She was offered a spot on another tournament team this week. It's an established program with a succesful coach. She would be playing with girls from her home town (she currently plays a town over). I know I have likely reached, or at the very least are close to reaching, the end of what I can teach her. Is it time to let her go and flourish in another team setting? If so how do I tell the parents and girls that I've coached (most of them their whole lives)?
I know the grass isn't always greener on the other side and I'm not concerned with her being on a winning team just a succesful one. I want her to be on a team with 9 other girls that are like minded.
Anyone ever been in a similar situation where you had to say I can't teach you what you need to know to take that next step?
Thanks!!
My daughter has played softball since she was 4 (she is now 12). I've been her coach for the last 7 years or so and she has played with the same team all but one season. This Spring we made an attempt to move her entire team over to playing tournaments. Due to the fact that we have girls that play other sports that take up chunks of their time and an unreal amount of rainouts they have not progressed like we had hoped. Another concern is we have a combo of 97 and 98 players so this would be the last Fall they could play together without moving all of them up to 14U.
Which brings me to the problem. She was offered a spot on another tournament team this week. It's an established program with a succesful coach. She would be playing with girls from her home town (she currently plays a town over). I know I have likely reached, or at the very least are close to reaching, the end of what I can teach her. Is it time to let her go and flourish in another team setting? If so how do I tell the parents and girls that I've coached (most of them their whole lives)?
I know the grass isn't always greener on the other side and I'm not concerned with her being on a winning team just a succesful one. I want her to be on a team with 9 other girls that are like minded.
Anyone ever been in a similar situation where you had to say I can't teach you what you need to know to take that next step?
Thanks!!
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