That is leaving your legacy. Being universally despised (for good reason) from all (but one) of the players on the team from the previous year.
Some of their skills will certainly be missed. But unity wise, this is such a better team.
Last year was the only time the then seniors made the NCAA tournament, largely in part to the freshmen class. And they hated that freshman class. But they did not play favorites. They hated the sophomore class too.
My daughter is a sophomore now. She vowed, along with her friends, that things would be run differently this year on. And they have. Freshmen are included in activities. Girls say "hi" to each other when walking across campus. They will often eat together. It is a team.
With that said, I will add one thing. I am surprised at how much the upper classmen are needed to build culture. I kind of assumed the coach did that. This fall, one of the freshmen mouthed off to the coach. Not sure if the coach heard it or not. But that girl got pulled into a players only meeting and told that is not how things are done.
Some of their skills will certainly be missed. But unity wise, this is such a better team.
Last year was the only time the then seniors made the NCAA tournament, largely in part to the freshmen class. And they hated that freshman class. But they did not play favorites. They hated the sophomore class too.
My daughter is a sophomore now. She vowed, along with her friends, that things would be run differently this year on. And they have. Freshmen are included in activities. Girls say "hi" to each other when walking across campus. They will often eat together. It is a team.
With that said, I will add one thing. I am surprised at how much the upper classmen are needed to build culture. I kind of assumed the coach did that. This fall, one of the freshmen mouthed off to the coach. Not sure if the coach heard it or not. But that girl got pulled into a players only meeting and told that is not how things are done.