My daughter is on a 12u travel ball team, this is her first year. We started the season, last August 2016 for the start of fall, have played many scrimmages and a couple tournaments over the winter. We are now into a second tournament of the Spring season. The question I have is.... When do you know when to call it quits? My daughter joined TB, with high hopes of learning and becoming a better player. Instead, her confidence level and mental state has gone on a down whirl spiral. She usually has to sit the bench of half of the game, play outfield, never infield, and bats last. I am not saying my daughter is a star and doesn't need improvement, she does! It seems like this team, is all about who the HC is friends with and who is wife is friends with at the field. My daughter is a hitter - this is her 3rd season playing rec ball, She hits home runs, barely ever strikes out. But on this team, all the coaches are trying to change her swing, and its just not one coach, its numerous and she was never making contact with the ball, EVER. Finally I had to get mean this past weekend, guess what, no one said anything to her and she hit and hit and hit and hit again! Yesterday, the coach came over to my husband and talked to him. He said my daughter sits the bench and hits last, because he has girls in their second season and he can't do that.. SO its not that they are better than my daughter, he just feels bad, he also admits that everyone tells him what to do, all 6 of the other coaches! I just feel like this team is bringing her down and not believing in her. I want to leave, she wants to leave, but I didn't raise I quitter. I believe you should finish what you started. But when she is crying, not wanting to go back. I feel that is a problem.. (note- she is a not a cry baby)