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Well, my DD 3 just quit her HS team, right after tryouts. DW and I strongly encouraged her to do so.
Here is the back story:
DD 3 is a sophomore. There are 3 really good and 6 good sophomores.
Of the 3 really good sophomores, one made varsity as a freshman, one as a sophomore, and DD 3 was still on JV,
Of the 6 good sophomores, two made varsity as a freshman, two as a sophomores, one is still stuck on JV, and one quit during her freshman year because she was stuck on JV 2.
Also, two not-so-good sophomores made varsity.
Today was the day to either pay the fees, or quit the team.
DD 3 had a talk with the varsity HC today. No luck. I remember last year one of the JV girls kept making errors at a certain position in the spring, then DD 3 played that same position half the time in the summer. DD 3 was clearly better. But, the HC told DD 3 that this other girl was better at that position. Actually, I can think of 9 positions DD 3 can play better than that girl, and she wasn't even the worst player put on varsity.
DD 3 played fall ball with varsity last fall, and was one of the best hitters. DD 3 was one of the best hitters, one of the best fielders, one of the best pitchers and the second best base-runner. So the coach put her on JV.
It gets worse. This year some parents decided to fund raise to send varsity to Florida for spring break. That meant DD 3 spent quite a bit of time fund raising for a trip she thought she would get, but now she won't.
So, why not spend another year on JV and suck it up? Trouble is, DD 3 is a much better pitcher than anyone on JV. MUCH better. Last year DD 3 spent 2 innings at 1B, and every other inning she played she pitched. Wore out her arm before TB season started. This year DD 3 wants to save her arm.
So, bye bye to HS ball.
Remember back in the good ol days where the best players started...period. I hate politics