Do any of you tend to go towards the extreme opposite?
I've coached my DDs softball, basketball and soccer teams since she was 4 (now 10) and she thinks im much harder on her than anyone else. My lineups are pretty simple, my first 3 batters are my highest on base percentage girls (lets start off well). Then from that point i go strong hitter, weaker hitter and alternate all the way through the lineup. Normally my DD hits 3rd or 4th as she is the power hitter on the team but has a tendency to go hot/cold (some days shes your classic Jose Canseco, its either to the fence or a strikeout). In a recent tournament where she went 0/3 in the first game, i slid her down to 8th for the second game and she quickly pointed out that other girls are usually allowed 2 or 3 games before they are moved. The move actually worked out as she went 2/2 with a HR and double and the bottom of our lineup was very productive....she doesnt see it that way though.
It did however get me to thinking, i do hold her to a higher standard than most of the girls. The question is though, do we tend to do this because we actually hold our own DDs to a higher standard or because we want to make sure the other parents see that our own DDs are held to at least the same standard as theirs? Thats a question i havent figured out yet.
I am the exact same way, I always want to make sure I am putting my team in the best position to win, and that I am being fair. I am harder on my daughter than anyone else, I all it reverse daddy ball lol.