Wanting to play travel ball instead of high school season

[wheresmycar]

Our area couldnt disagree more with your comments.
There is no compairison to what dd plays in travel to h.s.
She doesnt need to inflate her hitting stats against weak pitching and defenses. Spend her time gently throwing to not injury the first baseman.
Point is to not step backwards on the way. If a varsity letter is important to you do that.
Eldest pitcher did well in h.s. but colleges didnt care much for those high school stats. They wanted to see her against travel talent.

And you still miss the point... you expect something from playing school ball... but it's really about what you can contribute to the team, not what the team can give you... And the Varsity letter wasn't important to my DD... Until she earned it.

 

[_MIA_]

Well at DD's school, teachers get first shot at coaching. It wouldn't matter if Mike White showed up to interview, Carl the English teacher still gets the job if he wants it. No disrespect to any teachers named Carl of course.

Make Mike the PE teacher..problem solved.

 

[wheresmycar]

Well at DD's school, teachers get first shot at coaching. It wouldn't matter if Mike White showed up to interview, Carl the English teacher still gets the job if he wants it. No disrespect to any teachers named Carl of course.

The boosters can raise money, and bring in a paid "assistant coach"....

 

[Bullseye]

And you still miss the point... you expect something from playing school ball... but it's really about what you can contribute to the team, not what the team can give you... And the Varsity letter wasn't important to my DD... Until she earned it.

You are missing the point.
No its not about her high school.
Its about her travel team.
Thats her priority and competition level. This isnt about doing community service while on a team. She has that outside of softball.

 

[jdint]

The boosters can raise money, and bring in a paid "assistant coach"....

Let's just say our booster support is a bit lacking at present.

 

[Eric F]

Not interested at all in high school ball.

Okay, then don't play HS ball. However, who will your DD's teammates be, and who will they play against? You seem to want the system to change to fit your individual needs. As has been exemplified in this thread, there are a lot of people who see the value of HS ball.

 

[Eric F]

Make Mike the PE teacher..problem solved.

Not quite. Even PE teachers need to have the proper credentials.

 

[_MIA_]

Not quite. Even PE teachers need to have the proper credentials.

Yeah I know..my wife was an elementary school teacher. In many states nowadays people with college degrees can get emergency certification since finding teachers has become so difficult (mostly due to low pay...) Not sure if he has a college degree though..

 

[FP26]

I'm confused by this thread. If you don't like high school ball, don't play. Seems pretty simple.

 

[_MIA_]

I'm confused by this thread. If you don't like high school ball, don't play. Seems pretty simple.

He wants to not play and still have TB going on during the HS season....