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There’s no reason a HS parent should go to the coach about playing time or coaching decisions. Let the kid advocate for themselves.
I agree with you absolutely. But, in this case the season is over and the kid is no longer a player of that coach. If this was the middle of the season, I'd say DD needs to talk to the coach.There’s no reason a HS parent should go to the coach about playing time or coaching decisions. Let the kid advocate for themselves.
No intention of writing a letter at this point. But it's hard not to feel like it became personal when your kid (one of only two seniors on the team) is the only kid whose role was diminished from starter to benchwarmer over the course of the season. Last night was insult to injury and people noticed. The other parents were baffled as to why HC would pull her like that. We will move onward and upward, but it hurts, you know? And watching your child sob and sob and blame herself for a s***tty coaching decision is not easy.
If they are, then they are a bad human being. That's putting the coach's needs/interests above the people s/he is supposed to be serving -- the kids who play for them.This could be the coach priming for next season
I didn't read all of the thread so excuse me if this question has been asked, is she going to play college ball?
when they ask you that, direct them to the coach for answers. public pressure might help future athletes to not get hosed.She is. DIII school. And I already know that all sorts of crazy stuff can happen with college ball, so I am aware that something like this or way worse can happen in college. But the sting of being pulled in that last at-bat is going to be with her and us for a while. We're still hearing about it from people a week later ("Why did Coach pull her like that?"). We have no answers for them.
Well Congrats! Now move on, there is work to be done. You can change yesterday but you can change tomorrow. Fight on!She is. DIII school. And I already know that all sorts of crazy stuff can happen with college ball, so I am aware that something like this or way worse can happen in college. But the sting of being pulled in that last at-bat is going to be with her and us for a while. We're still hearing about it from people a week later ("Why did Coach pull her like that?"). We have no answers for them.