Team folds before a game played?
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That’s brutal.
Pitchers and catchers..... Tough to do it without.
An entire organization my DD was with her first 3 years folded 5 teams in August. It was for the best IMO but that was just 1 of several teams/orgs that folded. We have 7 players from folded orgs/teams from 3 different states. Happens a lot. Just make sure you aren't the last person off the titanic like some of these girls were that came to us.
In August it would be OK and not unusual, folding in March would be a lot tougher for the players.
In some areas of the country there are simply too many teams and not enough pitching to go around. As a coach you should have at least 3 pitchers and 2 catchers. If your entire team is built around one or two players, then you are going to be in trouble when those players leave. Losing your best players will also have a domino effect on other players/parents.
It happens a lot in April in my area after parents realize suzy is not getting the playing time. A friend of mine who's DD is a very good pitcher decided to go to a different org than I did after our other one folded. In the fall his DD was the #1 pitcher both skill and circle time. Now she is #2 in circle time behind the managers DD. He's looking at leaving if her circle time drops any further but he won't find out until early April. That would leave that team with 1 pitcher. It could fold that team up.
