Well, with all the griping I've done about my DD 3's HS program, I guess misery loves company.
From what I can tell, certain coaches get set in their ways, and do NOT like these new fangled ideas.
For example, my DD 3 made a huge mistake. She was told she would be the JV starting pitcher, and she assumed that meant she had a leadership role on the team. It didn't take her very long to step on the JV coach's toes that way. DD 3 had the unmitigated gaul, as a freshman, to suggest new drills to the coach, not knowing she was supposed to just do the same old drills and grumble about it away from practice like everyone else. By the first game there was a new starting pitcher, that's for sure. And DD 3 gets a lot of the same thing. Another girl makes an error, nice try. DD 3 makes an error, she's not taking the game seriously.
Man, imagine, a kid wants to step up in a leadership role and suggest some different drills to a coach that has been doing things their way for years. Why learn anything new? Or from this century even? Its supposed to be "This is how its always been done".
I really wonder, how many kids out there are not playing because of situations like this. My DD said if she didn't want to play in college, that she would quit.