I assure you it was.I used Sally in my post #22 so you see where I got that from. I apologize if that was just a coincidence.
I assure you it was.I used Sally in my post #22 so you see where I got that from. I apologize if that was just a coincidence.
Ok mea culpa on my part thenI assure you it was.
You know I think the emphasis should be on improving individual skills 1st. As you improve ind skills the team gets better as a whole. The object is to put your best players in positions to make plays. So the big question is what determines who your best players are?The top 9 isn't written in stone, and can/does change weekend to weekend based on Saturday or League play. 6-7 of the girls probably are always in, but might not be based on a number of factors. We practice a lot, and most of our girls take lessons, and practice outside of organized team events. Some girls are excelling, and some are getting better, but at a slower rate.
I understand the need to get girls involved, but at what point do you put individual growth in front of the team growth?
I assure you it was.
Either approach is fine, but it's your team.
But I have a hard question. Isn't this probably the end of the line for the kids that can't start on a 12U B team? It's sad, but it all ends at some point for every kid. So, from 12 forward kids will drop off each year as they go through the funnel. It's often very difficult for the parent and player to go through this.
Not necessarily. Let’s not forget coaches choose what level team they are. Unless of course a team is crushing everybody and then the sanctioning body would step in and adjust their level of play.My thought is because it’s a B team playing time should be evenly distributed, girls should all play multiple positions and roster bat in all games. If a girl is competent at any position she should get a chance to play there.
If a girl were too good to ride the bench on Sunday she’d be on an A team.
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I think it is determined by the conversation you had with the parents prior to signing their child to the team. If you told the parents that this was your philosophy and they wanted to be a part of it then that's what they signed up for.
This is the second rule of choosing a team. I always thought that for every kid in excess of 12, there were one or two more sets of eyes burning laser holes in the back of my skull for not playing their daughter.At 12u/14u, we did not keep more than 12 players on our team.