14U travel- we had a girl last year was the 3rd best catcher and 3rd best 1B on the team.
Fundamentally she was a sound outfielder. She got very few reps at C and 1B started nearly every
game in OF, rarely came off the bench (never on Sunday). She blew us off in our last tournament in the fall. She missed
the 1st 4 practices this spring with zero communication. Friday, I rec'd a text from her dad that she would
play again but only if she gets more reps at 1B. I phoned him personally and explained our situation,
that there was playing time for her, but she needs to compete for the spot. If she is not willing to compete,
and expects an automatic spot, the perhaps we were not the right travel program for his DD, because we
had not heard anything we were prepared to move forward without her.
Sunday afternoon, she came to practice, mom and dad did not give me a chance to speak to them about the situation.
She is a nice kid and team mate, but I have to question her commitment. At practice I asked her where she wanted to
play and her response was, "didn't you talk to my dad?" WTF
Fundamentally she was a sound outfielder. She got very few reps at C and 1B started nearly every
game in OF, rarely came off the bench (never on Sunday). She blew us off in our last tournament in the fall. She missed
the 1st 4 practices this spring with zero communication. Friday, I rec'd a text from her dad that she would
play again but only if she gets more reps at 1B. I phoned him personally and explained our situation,
that there was playing time for her, but she needs to compete for the spot. If she is not willing to compete,
and expects an automatic spot, the perhaps we were not the right travel program for his DD, because we
had not heard anything we were prepared to move forward without her.
Sunday afternoon, she came to practice, mom and dad did not give me a chance to speak to them about the situation.
She is a nice kid and team mate, but I have to question her commitment. At practice I asked her where she wanted to
play and her response was, "didn't you talk to my dad?" WTF