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DD just made Varsity as a freshman. She's a good ballplayer and she usually plays on the left side of the IF when she's not pitching. In the pre-season scrimmages the HS coach has been playing (2) other freshman at middle infield. DD is a better infielder than the other two, but he has been putting her in OF, because the other two can't play OF. She's happy to be on the team, but I'm thinking this will bother her if she stays out there while the other two get her preferred position. She has seldom played OF and doesn't know what to do, so she asks the other OF and has been learning the position. He wants her in the lineup, so he will play her wherever he needs her. And that's fine with her.
Now I know this is HS and it is what it is. I have always encouraged her to play OF, to learn the position and have fun with it, but she was always concerned that if she did a good job, she would never see the IF again.
Now I'm a little concerned, because the coach is not a thinker. He would choose a popular, lead-footed player who doesn't charge the ball and doesn't know how to cover 2B (who's sister is a captain) to play SS , Rather than a kid who has the tools.
She is not complaining and is happy to be there. I'm just looking for advice on where she should focus if she becoimes a great OF, but still wants to play IF and is better than the players in those positions. How do I deal with it myself, especially when I have my wife constantly in my ear. (DD#1 had a bad experience with him when she played for him, so DW smells blood in the water and wants to go in for the kill).
I know everyone thinks their kid deserves better than they sometimes get. I just want to keep things on an even keel and positive.
Now I know this is HS and it is what it is. I have always encouraged her to play OF, to learn the position and have fun with it, but she was always concerned that if she did a good job, she would never see the IF again.
Now I'm a little concerned, because the coach is not a thinker. He would choose a popular, lead-footed player who doesn't charge the ball and doesn't know how to cover 2B (who's sister is a captain) to play SS , Rather than a kid who has the tools.
She is not complaining and is happy to be there. I'm just looking for advice on where she should focus if she becoimes a great OF, but still wants to play IF and is better than the players in those positions. How do I deal with it myself, especially when I have my wife constantly in my ear. (DD#1 had a bad experience with him when she played for him, so DW smells blood in the water and wants to go in for the kill).
I know everyone thinks their kid deserves better than they sometimes get. I just want to keep things on an even keel and positive.