I'm sure this has been covered ad nauseum. Nevertheless, first year 12U team. Coach basically thinks her daughter is Cal Ripken in an 11 year old girl's body. She is not. And that is fine.
The issue is the team appears to be nothing more than a vessel to promote Coach's DD and to feed the coach herself's ego. There is so much to this i don't have the time or bandwidth to probably do it justice.
I know, there are those here who contend, Coach's daughters are usually the best. She isn't. Her mom (what she is called during practice, not coach) wouldn't know it.
I know this is subjective, but when do you decide to walk? This team has issues, most do. But, it is much more than a vehicle to promote one player.
Am I frustrated? Yeah. Anyone been here before and advice appreciated.
Having been through this like most parents I don’t have much to add. In 12u I would decide if your DD is getting better and being treated like the other players. If outside of this issue everything else is good then there could still be good come out of the situation short term. Now I did hear something a few months ago that really struck home with me as a parent of a 14u player. And in the future this may be something to keep in mind while looking at new teams. If your coach was asked by a college coach who is your best pitcher, infielder and outfielder would the coach name the best players at those positions or their favorites? This question to me will tell you a lot about a travel coach for multiple reasons even if your kid is not one of those. If the travel coach would answer their kid or her friends over the true best players then run don’t walk away from that situation.