Just had our first 12u tryout today for a 2004 group. I must say I was embarrassed as a coach and parent. There's a head coach, assistant coach (me), and two others that help. The core have been together for about 3 years and they are starting to turn the corner of being a good team.....at times.
Today at tryouts the head coaches daughter....lazy and won't get down on a ball....My DD...Lazy and struggled hitting....helper #1 crying/faking a stomach ache again because of errors...helper#2 lethargic. I'm embarrassed to bring in girls to tryouts and I know we lose good potential players due to this. At times we are really good...at times we are below terrible due to effort. I'm not blaming the other girls.....I just think the lazy disease is contagious with all of them.
Last year my DD was asked to play on a really good team. She would have been #11 of 11 and it would have been good for her. I kind of regret not doing it. I didn't because we had already committed to the current team as a coach and player. She was one of two pitchers so the current team would have been devastated if she left plus they only had 9 players with her. She's did pick up with the other team a few times and her effort was a lot better.
Now its time for the other teams tryout. Not sure she will make it (not if she played like today) but if she does I think she needs to play for the "new" team. She needs to get out of her comfort zone and play with better girls. I will miss coaching her and she doesn't want to leave her friends however I don't think I can take the complacency. I feel she's losing the work ethic that she started out with.
Has anyone else had this situation as a coach/parent? Do I need to strongly encourage her to move on to another team?
Today at tryouts the head coaches daughter....lazy and won't get down on a ball....My DD...Lazy and struggled hitting....helper #1 crying/faking a stomach ache again because of errors...helper#2 lethargic. I'm embarrassed to bring in girls to tryouts and I know we lose good potential players due to this. At times we are really good...at times we are below terrible due to effort. I'm not blaming the other girls.....I just think the lazy disease is contagious with all of them.
Last year my DD was asked to play on a really good team. She would have been #11 of 11 and it would have been good for her. I kind of regret not doing it. I didn't because we had already committed to the current team as a coach and player. She was one of two pitchers so the current team would have been devastated if she left plus they only had 9 players with her. She's did pick up with the other team a few times and her effort was a lot better.
Now its time for the other teams tryout. Not sure she will make it (not if she played like today) but if she does I think she needs to play for the "new" team. She needs to get out of her comfort zone and play with better girls. I will miss coaching her and she doesn't want to leave her friends however I don't think I can take the complacency. I feel she's losing the work ethic that she started out with.
Has anyone else had this situation as a coach/parent? Do I need to strongly encourage her to move on to another team?