Hi all, new here and I'm looking for some advise on how to approach a coach.
Let me explain...
DD is a catcher and has been working with a catching coach for a couple of years on and off. Catching coach was all-state in high school, played four years of college, toured Europe on a team (wasn't Team USA). She has been wonderful. Not only has she taught DD the fundamentals of catching but also how to manage the game. DD is really developed under her instructions.
DD is a sophomore in HS, she has played spring, summer, and fall since 10u for a number of different coach most of which have been fine. Her current TB coach is awesome. She has been contacted by 6 college coaches and we know there's more. She has received all kinds of compliments from other teams, parents, umpires, and coaches. Just trying to establish that she is good player. Her TB coach kind of manages her managing the team. Everything is going great until the HS V coach.
Help me here please because I'm not a coach, I'm a parent. But as a coach, wouldn't you want to welcome a kid dedicated, trained, experienced, hard working into your program? If you know this player has a credible specialty coach, wouldn't that be a relief that it's one less thing you have to worry about? Why would a coach (who admitted not to know a whole bunch about catching) want to then change everything on this kid? And not be able to give one reason other than she's the V coach.
I'm not sure how to help my kid through this because we have tried everything. We met with her and the AD where she agreed to back off but she's still messing with her mechanics at pitchers and catchers. My DD is getting frustrated and so are we.
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
Let me explain...
DD is a catcher and has been working with a catching coach for a couple of years on and off. Catching coach was all-state in high school, played four years of college, toured Europe on a team (wasn't Team USA). She has been wonderful. Not only has she taught DD the fundamentals of catching but also how to manage the game. DD is really developed under her instructions.
DD is a sophomore in HS, she has played spring, summer, and fall since 10u for a number of different coach most of which have been fine. Her current TB coach is awesome. She has been contacted by 6 college coaches and we know there's more. She has received all kinds of compliments from other teams, parents, umpires, and coaches. Just trying to establish that she is good player. Her TB coach kind of manages her managing the team. Everything is going great until the HS V coach.
Help me here please because I'm not a coach, I'm a parent. But as a coach, wouldn't you want to welcome a kid dedicated, trained, experienced, hard working into your program? If you know this player has a credible specialty coach, wouldn't that be a relief that it's one less thing you have to worry about? Why would a coach (who admitted not to know a whole bunch about catching) want to then change everything on this kid? And not be able to give one reason other than she's the V coach.
I'm not sure how to help my kid through this because we have tried everything. We met with her and the AD where she agreed to back off but she's still messing with her mechanics at pitchers and catchers. My DD is getting frustrated and so are we.
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.