So...every time my daughter's team has picked up a player - that player is last in the batting order and is there to fill in as needed. DD's coach makes sure that the pick up gets adequate time, but does not generally play the pick up over one of his "real" players.
This weekend my daughter picked up with a team for an out of state tourney (we had never visited this particular state and flights and hotels were cheap so we figured why not). It was my understanding that there were 4 girls who were hurt (3 of whom would not be going to the tourney) and that DD would make #10. Come to find out - once we arrived - there were 14 girls at the tourney - all of whom were perfectly healthy to play. DD batted lead off all weekend and only sat for 2 innings all weekend. I have to admit I was a little embarrassed. Thankfully DD had a great weekend both at the plate and in the field - but I was just confused. This coach has been trying to woo DD to her team for months now. Maybe it was stupid of us to go - I don't know. (We got some college visits in and some sightseeing so it was a good weekend for us on several levels). I think now more than ever we know that is not the team for DD - even she felt awkward.
So...all that to ask...how does your team usually handle pick up players?
This weekend my daughter picked up with a team for an out of state tourney (we had never visited this particular state and flights and hotels were cheap so we figured why not). It was my understanding that there were 4 girls who were hurt (3 of whom would not be going to the tourney) and that DD would make #10. Come to find out - once we arrived - there were 14 girls at the tourney - all of whom were perfectly healthy to play. DD batted lead off all weekend and only sat for 2 innings all weekend. I have to admit I was a little embarrassed. Thankfully DD had a great weekend both at the plate and in the field - but I was just confused. This coach has been trying to woo DD to her team for months now. Maybe it was stupid of us to go - I don't know. (We got some college visits in and some sightseeing so it was a good weekend for us on several levels). I think now more than ever we know that is not the team for DD - even she felt awkward.
So...all that to ask...how does your team usually handle pick up players?