- Dec 11, 2010
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Lol! Nah, the Coach weenie thing is for the sake of internet fun. And sometimes if you don’t stir people up, you don’t get responses or discussion. Now we are getting down to nuts and bolts.
So if that player hit 2 hr’s on you and it was still a close game, why not cut your losses and put her on every time? Did she graduate? What will you do this year? Why would you let a player that dangerous ever have a swing? Especially in small school softball where one player can truly make an impact.... She should never get to swing the bat because after all she might beat you. That, my friend, is not competition. But it is a statistically sound strategy. Maybe even if you walk in a run. And really, state high school home run records should be safe from this point forward. How exciting.
Is it good that a coach can arbitrarily decide what players get a chance to compete for the win? Maybe you coaches could get together at the beginning of the year and decide if you are going to allow certain players to hit or pitch. Maybe certain players should only get to hit two times a game. After all, “as long as there’s a rule”.....
Lets go back to basketball. Would a rule that a coach could concede a point or two to a three point shooter with a hot hand or maybe let their shoot three free throws instead of letting her have the chance to drain a three be a good rule? Might help a coach win a game but is it good for competition?
And if it’s a good rule, why doesn’t NCAA or USA softball use it?
After all, in USA softball, timed games are common. They actually have an interest in making the game move along. NCAA games are being televised. Certainly they want to move the game along, right?
So tell me again, why are we doing this? For the coaches? For the spectators? To prevent the problem of a seven inning game game being longer than an hour and a half? Because why we are doing it certainly isn’t for the players.
So if that player hit 2 hr’s on you and it was still a close game, why not cut your losses and put her on every time? Did she graduate? What will you do this year? Why would you let a player that dangerous ever have a swing? Especially in small school softball where one player can truly make an impact.... She should never get to swing the bat because after all she might beat you. That, my friend, is not competition. But it is a statistically sound strategy. Maybe even if you walk in a run. And really, state high school home run records should be safe from this point forward. How exciting.
Is it good that a coach can arbitrarily decide what players get a chance to compete for the win? Maybe you coaches could get together at the beginning of the year and decide if you are going to allow certain players to hit or pitch. Maybe certain players should only get to hit two times a game. After all, “as long as there’s a rule”.....
Lets go back to basketball. Would a rule that a coach could concede a point or two to a three point shooter with a hot hand or maybe let their shoot three free throws instead of letting her have the chance to drain a three be a good rule? Might help a coach win a game but is it good for competition?
And if it’s a good rule, why doesn’t NCAA or USA softball use it?
After all, in USA softball, timed games are common. They actually have an interest in making the game move along. NCAA games are being televised. Certainly they want to move the game along, right?
So tell me again, why are we doing this? For the coaches? For the spectators? To prevent the problem of a seven inning game game being longer than an hour and a half? Because why we are doing it certainly isn’t for the players.
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