I don’t want to be harsh but there’s really no way to sugar coat this.
If either one of them wants to play in college they need to get used to playing bench
Do coaches really want players happy to sit on the bench.
I don’t want to be harsh but there’s really no way to sugar coat this.
If either one of them wants to play in college they need to get used to playing bench
Almost like being a "teacher" is a bad word. This is my 32 second year of teaching/coaching. This week, my career just might come to an end. If it does, I'm equally as proud of what I have done in the classroom as my achievements on the ball diamond.Big difference between college and some High School program with a teacher coaching part time.
You must not pay attention to millennial's they move jobs at the drop of a hat.The thing is once they’re older they’ll have bosses they don’t like and ‘just quitting’ isn’t an option.
Big difference between college and some High School program with a teacher coaching part time.
I would say your doing something wrong. To not react and stand-up for your players is just as bad as losing your temper in a negative way.At the parents meeting before the season started the HC said there are freshmen (DDs) who should be playing varsity and upperclassman who should be playing JV, then said he is playing all of his returning players from last year. For the third game of the varsity season he called them up and the rode the bench, watching girls who are clearly weaker than them play. There are two juniors and one senior who play travel ball, the rest are all girls who only play during school ball.
They see no value riding the bench. They say they would rather be home practicing with me. I told them they have to play the politics of the situation and do as the HC asks.
The AD said to me they should be honored to be called up to varsity. One DD is playing on a showcase team this summer, and this weak varsity team means nothing to her. The best case scenario the varsity team is going to be one-and-done in the playoffs.
Am I doing something wrong that DDs see no honor is being called up to varsity?
So did we when we were 25.You must not pay attention to millennial's they move jobs at the drop of a hat.
At the parents meeting before the season started the HC said there are freshmen (DDs) who should be playing varsity and upperclassman who should be playing JV, then said he is playing all of his returning players from last year. For the third game of the varsity season he called them up and the rode the bench, watching girls who are clearly weaker than them play. There are two juniors and one senior who plays travel ball, the rest are all girls who only play during school ball.
They see no value riding the bench. They say they would rather be home practicing with me. I told them they have to play the politics of the situation and do as the HC asks.
The AD said to me they should be honored to be called up to varsity. One DD is playing on a showcase team this summer, and this weak varsity team means nothing to her. The best case scenario the varsity team is going to be one-and-done in the playoffs.
Am I doing something wrong that DDs see no honor is being called up to varsity?
They see no value in riding the bench. I saw a lot of value riding the bench when I was hurt. Granted it's frustrating as hell when you want to play...but your learning from watching someone who may be better than you or your still paying your dues and having to wait out the other girl's eligibility to play. It's not a crime to sit although it's frustrating to do so.
If the situation was one where they could learn watching the upperclassmen play that would be one thing, but they are not learning anything riding the bench. With only three of the starters playing for travel teams, and the rest play softball two months a year, the level of play is what they left a few years ago when they started moving up the travel team ladder.