- Aug 12, 2018
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HI all was hoping for some advice...
The background. DD is a Pitcher 1B. She joined a higher end B team (Probably should have been moved to A) last fall where she fit in nicely and split innings with two other pitchers. The coaching staff was good, her teammates were friendly and welcoming and a great set of parents. All that, and they were pretty good too!
The issue. Three of four coaches left with their kids taking 1 of the three pitchers, three of the best hitters, the entire left side of the infield and a seriously good center fielder. My concern is less about the players leaving, although they will certainly be missed, it's more about the coaching staff leaving. We came to this team for two reasons: 1) We felt the coaching staff was excellent - and they turned out to be as good as we thought; and 2) the team was better and the players were going to challenge DD to get better - it worked.
The question. Now we face a scenario where a completely new coaching staff is being brought in - including them asking me to fill an assistant role...presumably because DD is a pitcher <-the cynic in me.
DD has informed me that she doesn't want to leave because the loves the girls that remain. She also informed me that she doesn't want to go back to the way it was before joining this team...that is not developing, pressure on her to be one of only two pitchers, very little in skill development.
For reference, she is moving into her 16U season and has an interest in making a run at some kind of college program. It feels horrible to look elsewhere and potentially leave the team she's grown to love. That said, it's really no longer the team it was when she joined it. Any advice for a bucket dad who's never gone through this before?
The background. DD is a Pitcher 1B. She joined a higher end B team (Probably should have been moved to A) last fall where she fit in nicely and split innings with two other pitchers. The coaching staff was good, her teammates were friendly and welcoming and a great set of parents. All that, and they were pretty good too!
The issue. Three of four coaches left with their kids taking 1 of the three pitchers, three of the best hitters, the entire left side of the infield and a seriously good center fielder. My concern is less about the players leaving, although they will certainly be missed, it's more about the coaching staff leaving. We came to this team for two reasons: 1) We felt the coaching staff was excellent - and they turned out to be as good as we thought; and 2) the team was better and the players were going to challenge DD to get better - it worked.
The question. Now we face a scenario where a completely new coaching staff is being brought in - including them asking me to fill an assistant role...presumably because DD is a pitcher <-the cynic in me.
DD has informed me that she doesn't want to leave because the loves the girls that remain. She also informed me that she doesn't want to go back to the way it was before joining this team...that is not developing, pressure on her to be one of only two pitchers, very little in skill development.
For reference, she is moving into her 16U season and has an interest in making a run at some kind of college program. It feels horrible to look elsewhere and potentially leave the team she's grown to love. That said, it's really no longer the team it was when she joined it. Any advice for a bucket dad who's never gone through this before?