I'm in Georgia and we are well into our high school season. We still have many weeks to go and I'm sick of the "it's not fair" already. Life isn't fair and I would expect parents to know this at this point in their lives. High school softball parents are some of the whiniest people ever. Let me say that DD sat the bench on varsity last year, as a freshman, and she deserved it. She wasn't hitting well and the coach put the best 9 on the field. DD was motivated by lack of play and worked her butt off in the offseason to compete this year. She is a starter this year and is hitting around .400 with a 1.000 fielding percentage, so she has earned it. We have a senior mom complaining because her DD is sitting the bench (this is also her DD's 1st season on varsity). Her DD didn't make varsity until she was a senior, and only played rec ball, with one season of travel at a low level, and it's not fair because her kid has been playing more years. So far our varsity has only lost one game. It was a scrimmage that our team was winning 1-0, when coach put the entire bench into the game, and we proceeded to lose 9-1. That should tell people that the best 9 were the starters. There have been 3 other games that the bench entered when the starters were winning by 7+ runs. However, it's not fair that sophomores and juniors are playing (and winning) while the seniors watch the game from the dugout. 8 of the starting 9 on varsity play travel ball with 5 of the 8 playing at a high level.
Then there are the JV parents. I will admit that most of the JV parents at DD's high school are fantastic. The JV team got a new uniform this year. That never happens at our school. Typically, the JV gets the old varsity uniforms, when the varsity gets new ones. Every player gets new socks every year. The varsity got 2 new uniforms this year (first new ones in 4 years), and the JV got one. We had a mom threaten to have her DD quit because JV doesn't have 2 uniforms like varsity. JV gets to play 1/2 the games as varsity, as many schools in our region just don't have enough girls to have 2 teams. If she wants 2 uniforms, JV will be wearing the hand-me-downs. Other JV parents are complaining about playing time, not being on varsity, not getting treated the same as varsity, etc.
All of this whining is exactly why I volunteer to keep the scoreboard, so I don't mix in with whiners during home games. At away games,I take my chair to right field so no one wants to complain to me. However, some still find me. I just want to mind my own business at the field, instead of listening to it.
Alright, vent is over. If you made it to the end, you are amazing.
The moral of the story is that life isn't fair and neither is high school softball. Get over it.
Then there are the JV parents. I will admit that most of the JV parents at DD's high school are fantastic. The JV team got a new uniform this year. That never happens at our school. Typically, the JV gets the old varsity uniforms, when the varsity gets new ones. Every player gets new socks every year. The varsity got 2 new uniforms this year (first new ones in 4 years), and the JV got one. We had a mom threaten to have her DD quit because JV doesn't have 2 uniforms like varsity. JV gets to play 1/2 the games as varsity, as many schools in our region just don't have enough girls to have 2 teams. If she wants 2 uniforms, JV will be wearing the hand-me-downs. Other JV parents are complaining about playing time, not being on varsity, not getting treated the same as varsity, etc.
All of this whining is exactly why I volunteer to keep the scoreboard, so I don't mix in with whiners during home games. At away games,I take my chair to right field so no one wants to complain to me. However, some still find me. I just want to mind my own business at the field, instead of listening to it.
Alright, vent is over. If you made it to the end, you are amazing.
The moral of the story is that life isn't fair and neither is high school softball. Get over it.