- Oct 27, 2009
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Yes that's something I'm concerned about. There is big difference in the maturity level of her new team and her old 12U team.
Something else we encountered tonight at her pactice was the fact that her new coach is keeping 16 girls on the team. I asked the coach why so many and he let me know that only the 9 best would play. He assured me that my daughter had the potential to be a starter both as a pitcher or as first base. It would be up to her to earn it. This was a cold welcome to the world of really competitive softball for me. She's never had to compete for playing time like this before. My daughter and I discussed it and she is unconcerened about it. Her only concern was for how the other girls would feel sitting on the bench. Well at least her confidence is there! Time will tell, I guess it's time to find out how good she really is?
Something else we encountered tonight at her pactice was the fact that her new coach is keeping 16 girls on the team. I asked the coach why so many and he let me know that only the 9 best would play. He assured me that my daughter had the potential to be a starter both as a pitcher or as first base. It would be up to her to earn it. This was a cold welcome to the world of really competitive softball for me. She's never had to compete for playing time like this before. My daughter and I discussed it and she is unconcerened about it. Her only concern was for how the other girls would feel sitting on the bench. Well at least her confidence is there! Time will tell, I guess it's time to find out how good she really is?