Daughter left 1 team/org . The reason was the head games, blatent biases, & crushing self esteem. The last straw was when coach yelled in my daughter's face during a game she was pitching (her timing was off for certain pitch he called that day, so she shook him off ")..He flipped out...
Not being asked back on a 9u team was the best thing ( & most hurtful )that happened to my daughter that yr. It motivated her to prove them wrong. She more than proved it. She is currently a D1 college freshman this yr. I often wonder what would of happened if she never got cut..
If your coach is that much of a jerk to purposely sabotage a child's future, it is probably all ready known in the college coach circuit what kind of person that coach is. The sabotaging coach's word doesn't mean to much..
This recruiting process feels so much like musical chairs! My sophomore Pitcher daughter will be going on visit and getting her first offer in a couple of weeks. She has been on a few other unofficial's with some coach calls, to other schools with "offers to offer later on", which really...
I like the ease of acess to NCSA, especially in regards when emailing coaches to give showcase tournament schedule. You can see when the coach has read it or viewed your profile. It's also nice to reach out to coaches that have shown interest in following you, that you wouldn't had known...
Update : Daughter guest played with the Club/showcase team this weekend (it was a perfect fit!) and she decided to take a leap of faith and joined! We are so excited and honored, for this great opportunity! :D Thanks all for all the insight and advice !
Indoor PGF 18U Tournament on Sunday..(Last one :( of the season)..regular pitching lessons this morning for DD and maybe time in the cage this afternoon
Lol, I didn't realize how small of a softball world it is in the midwest :) Thank you all for giving me the insight to go with my head verses my heart of the home team.
Here is a huge dilemma giving me terrible stress and I need some outside opinions. My daughter plays with a group of hometown girls who's she's played with since she began at 7yrs old. They are all now 13-15yrs old and play on their HS travel team together. They love each other like sisters...