- May 7, 2008
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Marc
Are you sure you want to open up this can of worms??
Ang
Are you sure you want to open up this can of worms??
Ang
Fivepots...
Sometimes the right thing to do doesn't feel good. In our recreational league, we tried to make a difference and learned, "Change cannot happen in an environment that's not ready for change."
We left our local rec league and went to the city before we went full time travel. It created some uncomfortability in our small town. Politics are everywhere, but I can handle that part. Dysfunction and denial is something different altogether. Lack of tolerance with dysfunction is a weakness in my character. I find the best way to deal with it is to remove myself before it affects or add weakness to other areas of my character. Travel ball has some politics, bad calls, egotistical coaches, etc. But it varies team to team and is not the whole system. We have really found it quite enjoyable. If you go down that road in the future...check out the team as thoroughly as you can. You (and spouse), attend a practice. Evaluate the coaching. The best way is to go to a tournament and watch all the dynamics of parent relations, coaching under pressure, team ability, in the tournament scenario, etc.
Good luck,
Ang