My DD has played for the same team/coach for the past two years. As with any team, girls have come and gone, but the main core of 5-6 players has remained. We've developed many friendships with the core families as well as the new ones.
At the end of the fall season, I began seeing postings for new teams/organizations. I decided to take my DD to a tryout and she was offered a spot with a new organization. As a family, we decided that it would be best for her to pursue this new opportunity. She is very excited about playing, although she knows she will miss her closest teamates from her old team.
I spoke with her old coach, whom I've become good friends with outside of ball, the day after we decided to change teams and told him that we felt it was a good opportunity for her. He said that he was happy for her and that there were no hard feelings.
Now, I've come to find out that another member of my DD's old team also tried out and when the coach found out about her, he had a totally different attitude with her parent. It seems that the old team is feeling that they have been deceived and that we should have let them know about our intentions.
Is this a common dilema that others face when deciding to try out or leave your current team?
At the end of the fall season, I began seeing postings for new teams/organizations. I decided to take my DD to a tryout and she was offered a spot with a new organization. As a family, we decided that it would be best for her to pursue this new opportunity. She is very excited about playing, although she knows she will miss her closest teamates from her old team.
I spoke with her old coach, whom I've become good friends with outside of ball, the day after we decided to change teams and told him that we felt it was a good opportunity for her. He said that he was happy for her and that there were no hard feelings.
Now, I've come to find out that another member of my DD's old team also tried out and when the coach found out about her, he had a totally different attitude with her parent. It seems that the old team is feeling that they have been deceived and that we should have let them know about our intentions.
Is this a common dilema that others face when deciding to try out or leave your current team?