The parents are the ones who gnash their teeth, wring their hands, mutter and have the occasional outburst about losing. Not that I'd know from personal experience.Most of that is dependent on the coach.
The parents are the ones who gnash their teeth, wring their hands, mutter and have the occasional outburst about losing. Not that I'd know from personal experience.Most of that is dependent on the coach.
Sure but I was referring to his list..While it is my DD’s job to care about how her team does, I personally couldn’t care less as long as she is being challenged, improving and still enjoys playing. I root for the Sox, Celts and Pats..that’s it.The parents are the ones who gnash their teeth, wring their hands, mutter and have the occasional outburst about losing. Not that I'd know from personal experience.
Especially for B and C, because the overwhelming majority of teams aren't playing in officially sanctioned tournaments anyway, or maybe do 1 or 2 "state" or "nationals" tournaments and the rest are more local. Just about every "chicagoland" tournament I see advertised on facebook, websites, etc. lists the "level" as B/C anyway.For the most part the designations are either self-assigned (A,B,C for USSSA for example) or given by the org (National,Premier, etc) hence for the most part they don't mean much of anything...
At 14U and above you are not a "real org" nowadays unless you give your top teams a title..which is funny since many of the truly good teams don't have one..LOL.Especially for B and C, because the overwhelming majority of teams aren't playing in officially sanctioned tournaments anyway, or maybe do 1 or 2 "state" or "nationals" tournaments and the rest are more local. Just about every "chicagoland" tournament I see advertised on facebook, websites, etc. lists the "level" as B/C anyway.
I have not seen as many teams as others here. I can't speak to what "A" looks like, but "B" has me going "Wait, this is a B-level team? A bunch of our girls could compete for spots here" and "C" is "Well, at least they'll play some teams better than the rec teams in our area.... and it doesn't hurt to just play more games and get more experience."