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Then proceeds to tell me how I should start them with wrist flicks. Nod and smile. Just nod and smile.
What is wrong with wrist flicks? Serious question.
Then proceeds to tell me how I should start them with wrist flicks. Nod and smile. Just nod and smile.
I've seen this child throw a rocket from SS to 1st, and she's a very good player, so I was trying to mention a bad habit she'd picked up before it became ingrained. I felt bad about saying anything at the time, and I probably shouldn't have spoken up, but if someone spotted something that my daughter was doing, I'd want to know. I also wouldn't have said anything had I not felt the girl was one of the better players on the team.
What is wrong with wrist flicks? Serious question.
Confession time:
I ran into this a couple of practices ago. Unfortunately, I was the interloper. I did not say anything to the player, and I approached the parent who I am acquainted with as quietly, privately, and as unassumingly as I know how. Her daughter short armed the ball all through practice, and the coaches didn't address it. I've seen this child throw a rocket from SS to 1st, and she's a very good player, so I was trying to mention a bad habit she'd picked up before it became ingrained. I felt bad about saying anything at the time, and I probably shouldn't have spoken up, but if someone spotted something that my daughter was doing, I'd want to know. I also wouldn't have said anything had I not felt the girl was one of the better players on the team. The parent's reaction was subdued, but she's hard to read anyway, so I don't know what she thought. I'll never mention it again, and I don't normally do anything but compliment the kids and parents. During the games I'm just there to cheer lead and fetch drinks to the dugout.
So there you go. Guilty as charged, and now you know everything that I was thinking at the time. I don't feel good about saying anything, but I would have felt worse not saying anything.
I am trying very hard to bite my tongue this season. I constantly see (in rec and travel) girls pulling their heads out / not tracking the ball all the way in (ie trying to see where they hit it before they make contact), been trying with mostly success not to say anything. In rec, also several of the girls are late against anything approaching fast pitching, resisting urge to tell them to move to back of box.
should I share insights with HC? I think part of the issue is he insists on doing book himself, is particular about it, so I think some things just are not noticed.
Sounds like you may have a mealy mouth! They know better than the coaches and they’ll start generating negativity amongst the team. I’ve seen it often! Watch him!
YESSSSSS!!!
Love this movie so much we bought the DVD.....
It's called ALLSTARS. It's a faux documentary of a 10U softball team, families through rec league ending in Allstar team.What movie?
It's called ALLSTARS. It's a faux documentary of a 10U softball team, families through rec league ending in Allstar team.
Just about every character you run into on the fields in real life is in it....the well meaning coach, the stat dad, the LL board members, the Dad who can't go near the fields, win at all costs coach....
It was on Showtime and Netflix as well.