how would you handle this?

[boomer'sdad]

DD is the number 2 pitcher on her tb team. This weekend, two other guest pitchers accompanied us on this tourney. One of them is considering joining the team in the fall and was looking to base a decision based on the vibe she got from playing with us. The other plays for a different organization and is very happy there and has no desire to join ours. However, Saturday's pool play consisted of the guest pitchers pitching games 1 and 3 and our number 1 pitcher pitched the second game leaving my dd with no time in the circle. I don't believe this is consistent with what legitimate tb organizations do.

Just so you know, the pitcher that plays for the other team is already known by our coaches whereas the other pitcher was pitching for our coaches for the first time.

 

[riseball]

Bad coach! You dance with the one you brought. The one that was considering joining is one thing, but the one from another team who is just getting innings, that should never have happen. I only use guest players when trying out, we are short players, or if players are not producing and have a poor work ethic.

 

[CoogansBluff]

Coaches should make their guest-player policy very clear from the outset. There should never be surprises like this, IMO.

My personal opinion is that I don't believe in using unnecessary guest players. Adding two pitchers when #1 and #2 are already available would be unnecessary. I get the one who was 'trying out,' but not the other one.

But regardless of the belief system on guest players, a coach is foolish not to have an explicit policy about this because it's such a potential landmine for any team.

 

[boomer'sdad]

Spoke to the coach after the game and he told me dd didn't pitch because we were late to warm ups even though we arrived there a good 45 minutes before start of game time. I could be mistaken but sounds like horse crap to me.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

What time were you supposed to be there? On time is late, for any coach my kids ever played for.

 

[boomer'sdad]

We were supposed to be there 7:30 for a 9:00 start. I work overnights and hustled to get her there at 8:15.

 

[riseball]

Spoke to the coach after the game and he told me dd didn't pitch because we were late to warm ups even though we arrived there a good 45 minutes before start of game time. I could be mistaken but sounds like horse crap to me.

Yeah, that is BS. You do not penalize a kid for the actions of their parents. When they start driving on their own it is a different issue. Have to think the coach knew that you worked nights. Got to cut parents slack in those situations. Different story if they are always late because they do not care.

 

[Jr10234]

Typical of most orgs I have seen, always looking for greener pastures but flip a lid when a kid does the same thing.

 

[softballphreak]

Time to move on. Sounds like the coach doesn't really think he needs you.

 

[CoogansBluff]

What happened after the pool games? Did she pitch on Sunday?