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[Acatchersmom]

DD's team may be imploding. All are 2017's and most will be committed by Fall. Do we stay and try to help hold it together or jump ship? Good teams are not many in our area so we don't want to get into a worse situation but really want to make sure she is getting proper training leading up to heading to College. Anyone ever have to find a new 18U team ?


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[Lenski]

The first question to ask is: Why is the team imploding?

 

[rdbass]

DD's team may be imploding. All are 2017's and most will be committed by Fall. Do we stay and try to help hold it together or jump ship

Yeah, why is the team imploding. Just because a player commits they will still need to play softball their senior year. Are you worried because you feel this team wont be attending showcases. My DD was committed this year(2016) and continued to play with her 18u team. Also may guest play next year as a freshman during the summer.

 

[Acatchersmom]

The coach has new priorities so most parents don't feel she is doing the right thing by the team anymore. (Which is sadly true) We are more worried the girls won't be as ready to compete for a spot on their college teams


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[BobInMadison]

Can you get a new coach?

 

[Greenmonsters]

The coach has new priorities so most parents don't feel she is doing the right thing by the team anymore. (Which is sadly true) We are more worried the girls won't be as ready to compete for a spot on their college teams


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OP doesn't go into specifics about how the coach has stopped doing the right thing for th girls, but to me, this is the players' responsibility, not the coach's. Not saying that the players know all they need to know when they've reached 18U, but if they've advanced enough by that age to have committed to a college team, they should know enough to realize that the primary way to get better is to invest more time/work harder, which is something that they alone control and can do on their own. A team of committed college players really should need a manager more than they need a coach - someone to schedule practices and games, collect fees/pay bills, make out the lineup, divvy up playing time and then get out of the way and let them play. The biggest impact a great coach can make is on the mental side of the game - not that this impact should be belittled or underestimated. But as far as being ready to compete for college playing team, the sooner the players get used to being self-motivated and accountable to themselves and their teammates rather than a coach, the better IMO.

 

[JAD]

There were a number of 2016 players in our area who played with teams through the end of June, then quit because the parents did not want to spend the money to go to nationals....several teams are scrambling for pickup players. There are also some players who decided to go to summer school to get a head start on college.

 

[Acatchersmom]

Can you get a new coach?

They want two parents to do it. Nice couple who know the game but no experience at this level

 

[Acatchersmom]

There were a number of 2016 players in our area who played with teams through the end of June, then quit because the parents did not want to spend the money to go to nationals....several teams are scrambling for pickup players. There are also some players who decided to go to summer school to get a head start on college.

The end of June before going to college doesn't seem unreasonable to me. But it's a whole year for these girls without basically the level of training they have been getting. (At the same price and it's not an inexpensive team).

 

[Acatchersmom]

OP doesn't go into specifics about how the coach has stopped doing the right thing for th girls, but to me, this is the players' responsibility, not the coach's. Not saying that the players know all they need to know when they've reached 18U, but if they've advanced enough by that age to have committed to a college team, they should know enough to realize that the primary way to get better is to invest more time/work harder, which is something that they alone control and can do on their own. A team of committed college players really should need a manager more than they need a coach - someone to schedule practices and games, collect fees/pay bills, make out the lineup, divvy up playing time and then get out of the way and let them play. The biggest impact a great coach can make is on the mental side of the game - not that this impact should be belittled or underestimated. But as far as being ready to compete for college playing team, the sooner the players get used to being self-motivated and accountable to themselves and their teammates rather than a coach, the better IMO.

I Have to say my DD is pretty self motivated She does a lot on her own. I I think if the "proposed" coaches were more knowledgeable I wouldn't be struggling so much with this decision.