Had our tryouts back in fall, had our entire team return and 2 new girls show up. We were surprised at the low turnout of new players, because we had a successful season and even more so because a team in our age group folded and only one of the 12 players came out to our tryout, despite the fact that many of the girls already know each other etc. At the time we chalked it up to overestimating our appeal . Regardless, we were happy to have all our players back but we had been hoping to add a pitcher and catcher to the group.
We recently found out that at least one of our returning parents (and possibly a 2nd) sent out a text to parents of the other (folding) team telling them that our team was already set before the tryouts started. It has been confirmed that at least 3 of the players we were interested in didn't come out because of the message and there could be more.
How would you, as a coach, handle this situation?
We recently found out that at least one of our returning parents (and possibly a 2nd) sent out a text to parents of the other (folding) team telling them that our team was already set before the tryouts started. It has been confirmed that at least 3 of the players we were interested in didn't come out because of the message and there could be more.
How would you, as a coach, handle this situation?