It has nothing to do with scheduling games. Except for the fact that strong softball programs usually start with 8U and when you have strong softball programs, you usually have plenty of players and teams. ime
It has nothing to do with scheduling games. Except for the fact that strong softball programs usually start with 8U and when you have strong softball programs, you usually have plenty of players and teams. ime
so am I. I coach HS modified and part of my responsibilities is reaching out to the Little League teams and making the connection from 8U to varsity. If my feeder teams are strong, then the whole program will benefit. here in my area, I see all sorts of other HS teams merging with other schools because of numbers. but not softball. why? because the little girls are playing and staying with it. true, some schools have done away with JV. I have coached both 7-8 and 7-9 modified and I think I like the 7-9 program better. it gives me an extra year to teach, allowing me to send a better player to varsity. the downside is having too many varsity players, but then you just go back to 3 levels. you need a foundation to keep the rain out of your house, eh.
A little different spin. At back to school night a few weeks ago, the head coach said the league decided to cut VARSITY games from 15 to 10 games so the teams only have to play each other twice during the season instead of 3 times! I don't know if this is to cut down on the travel time/costs (e.g. busing the kids to games) the HS coaches want an easier schedule, more time for academics (e.g. studying), accommodate travel/club softball, etc but I thought this was disappointing especially for the kids (like my sophomore DD) who only plays HS ball now. BTW - the HS pretty much practices year-round (summer in optional) and games are in the spring.
Yes, mostly because I have to. I'm not allowed to coach those teams during the HS season (those 13U/10U seasons extend about a month after the HS season ends, so I can be around them then). And, honestly, I'm not sure I can handle 10U. I work better with the older girls. More patience.
But "someone I trust" really means "someone who won't do wrist flicks or say 'squish the bug.'"
That totally sucks. If it's a league decision, can the school add some non-league games? Our varsity plays more non-league games than league games (11 and 8). I am amazed at the amount of school they miss for softball (and I'm guessing it's similar for other sports). They leave 45 minutes early for all the road games. They had a tournament that played on a Friday during the day, so they missed a few hours of class. And the state playoffs run all day on a Friday.