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I can tell you how not to get one..tell the Dean he needs to admit better students when you get called intoHow do you get a promotion at work?
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I can tell you how not to get one..tell the Dean he needs to admit better students when you get called intoHow do you get a promotion at work?
This is really a life lesson. How do you get a promotion at work?
Step 1: Have your DD tell the coach you'll play wherever the coach needs her...RF, LF, 1B, 2B, 3B.
Step 2: She needs to hit better than everyone else on the team. You (Dad) should practice hitting with her *EVERYDAY*...after practice, after games, no matter what. 100 swings, every day.
Step 3: She has to be noticed at practice. She is first in line, first girl at practice, she listens to the coach, she picks up the equipment after practice, she always wants "one more". As "Come on, Coach, give me one more groundball" and "Ah, coach, just one more pitch."
Her goal is NOT to be better than the starting 2B or 3B.
Her goal is to be better than EVERYONE ON THE TEAM AT EVERY PRACTICE AND EVERY GAME.
Last thing and I'll stop it: If your kid is a better player than someone else, it's not because of two scrimmage games. And the fact that members of a certain travel team are all starting is not evidence of favoritism. Maybe that travel team is the OC Batbusters or the Atlanta Vipers. I'm not doubting that OP's DD is one of the best 9; coaches are wrong sometimes. But the information given to support that belief isn't more compelling than the fact that a coach - whose goal is almost always to win - believes otherwise.
Of course. This goes for every kid though. Even the starters need to know what they need to work on to improve.
I’ve been the kid on the bench before. I know how tough it is. I tried to go out of my way to give those kids attention and let them know how big a part of the team they were and how much I appreciated their attitude despite them not playing much - that I was proud of them.Great to hear you say this. I've seen too many coaches (in many sports) not play kids much but then never tell them what they need to improve on or work with them on it.
Many coaches need to get over themselves and retire.This is a very sensitive subject for many coaches. I have heard many coaches say "never ask about playing time". Whatever you do, do not approach the coach on your dd's behalf. Your dd can ask the coach what she can do to help the team. With some coaches, this would be ok. Other coaches may go psycho on dd.
I don't know if you need EVERYDAY or a 100 swings BUT extra work is an absolute requirement. In an one on one setting, she can get a lot of swings in 30 minutes.This is really a life lesson. How do you get a promotion at work?
Step 1: Have your DD tell the coach she'll play wherever the coach needs her...RF, LF, 1B, 2B, 3B.
Step 2: She needs to hit better than everyone else on the team. You (Dad) should practice hitting with her *EVERYDAY*...after practice, after games, no matter what. 100 swings, every day.
Step 3: She has to be noticed at practice. She is first in line, first girl at practice, she listens to the coach, she picks up the equipment after practice, she always wants "one more". As "Come on, Coach, give me one more groundball" and "Ah, coach, just one more pitch."
Her goal is NOT to be better than the starting 2B or 3B.
Her goal is to be better than EVERYONE ON THE TEAM AT EVERY PRACTICE AND EVERY GAME.
This has been my mentality about the situation.This is really a life lesson. How do you get a promotion at work?
Step 1: Have your DD tell the coach she'll play wherever the coach needs her...RF, LF, 1B, 2B, 3B.
Step 2: She needs to hit better than everyone else on the team. You (Dad) should practice hitting with her *EVERYDAY*...after practice, after games, no matter what. 100 swings, every day.
Step 3: She has to be noticed at practice. She is first in line, first girl at practice, she listens to the coach, she picks up the equipment after practice, she always wants "one more". As "Come on, Coach, give me one more groundball" and "Ah, coach, just one more pitch."
Her goal is NOT to be better than the starting 2B or 3B.
Her goal is to be better than EVERYONE ON THE TEAM AT EVERY PRACTICE AND EVERY GAME.