- Aug 20, 2013
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So to recap my first dilemma that brought me to this forum, our rec. ball sign-ups were picked through and split into 1 team and 1 travel team. Thus the leftovers don't get to play any games just 3 innings of scrimmage on Thursdays and another scrimmage game on Saturdays mixed with the travel kids. The travel kids do their tourneys on Sundays.
We were told they would do everything they could to find our "B" team some games with neighboring leagues and nothing has come of it. They pitch only the two travel kids, throwing an inning or two of Thursday and Saturdays to other kids who have taken lessons. So we have been playing for a full month and my DD has only pitched 2 innings total--not allowed to warm up either time. Initially they were in the field working on stuff as the games went on and now the 3 coaches are pretty much on the sidelines just talking to each other.
My older daughter has now decided to try out for basketball and hang up her cleats after a 4 season effort. My younger DD is still with it and is taking both pitching and hitting lessons. None of the pitchers get much over the plate so no one is hitting at all. Maybe 5 hits a full game total. So no one is really getting any fielding or hitting practice now either.
We are going to finish the season, but I don't feel like I need to hold my kids back from things like sleepovers, basketball practice and girl scouts to practice the travel team for their Sunday games. I feel like we did commit, but so did the league and they have really let us down.
What are your thoughts??
GG
We were told they would do everything they could to find our "B" team some games with neighboring leagues and nothing has come of it. They pitch only the two travel kids, throwing an inning or two of Thursday and Saturdays to other kids who have taken lessons. So we have been playing for a full month and my DD has only pitched 2 innings total--not allowed to warm up either time. Initially they were in the field working on stuff as the games went on and now the 3 coaches are pretty much on the sidelines just talking to each other.
My older daughter has now decided to try out for basketball and hang up her cleats after a 4 season effort. My younger DD is still with it and is taking both pitching and hitting lessons. None of the pitchers get much over the plate so no one is hitting at all. Maybe 5 hits a full game total. So no one is really getting any fielding or hitting practice now either.
We are going to finish the season, but I don't feel like I need to hold my kids back from things like sleepovers, basketball practice and girl scouts to practice the travel team for their Sunday games. I feel like we did commit, but so did the league and they have really let us down.
What are your thoughts??
GG
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