Team hopping

Rocketech1 said:

In general, there seems to be very little loyalty to a team and IMO the worst offenders are the pitchers who are good but not great who think they should be the #1 and/or get more playing time. It's not uncommon for a pitcher to play for at least 3 different travel ball teams in a 11 month season. Parents and players need to do a better job of researching teams before they join and then stick with that team for the season. Once a few players leave mid-season it's starts a domino effect that many times implodes the team. What message are we sending to our kids that it's ok to break a commitment at any time if we are even a little unhappy with the situation

Loyalty is a two way street and I've seen way too many coaches and teams add a guest player or three just to win a tournament, thus I don't follow this theory completely. It's like college football recruiting to me, if the team is looking around for the next great player, the kids and their families have a right to look around for the next great team. And if a team can't give a kid PT, it really can't complain when the kid finds someone else who will.

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