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+1 x infinity!!!!!!!
I feel like if I can continue through the years developing the girls into good players winning should be a by product of developing them and making it fun. I hope.
+1 x infinity!!!!!!!
I feel like if I can continue through the years developing the girls into good players winning should be a by product of developing them and making it fun. I hope.
I applaud you for wanting to educate yourself about fastpitch and volunteering your time to develop and coach these young girls. However, it is highly unlikely that you will be able to keep the same girls together for more than a couple of years (at best), other then say your DD, since she is your daughter and will be on the same team as you.
My 14YO DD, since 6U has been on approximately 20+ softball teams over the yeas, whether its rec ball, all-stars, tournament teams, or travel ball teams and has never been on the same exact team twice (same coaches and players more than one season). The best you can hope to do is coach and develop them the best you can and hope some of the girls come back the next season while you still coach. There will be lots of turnover of players over the coming years and you have to expect that reality.
I feel like if I can continue through the years developing the girls into good players winning should be a by product of developing them and making it fun. I hope.
Doesn't work like that.
Softball is just one of many opportunities for athletes. Some girls will prefer soccer, swimming, lacrosse, basketball, or volleyball...and, they should. Some girls are better adapted to other sports than softball.
It is very, very tough to be a one team organization in a metropolitan area. There are too many other things to do.
Unless you are in a small town with limited opportunities, the kids will drift off.
I swear the parents might be even more important than the girls, at least at my dd's age. It's amazing what a bad parent or 2 can do to a team. I will never understand parents who force their kids to play travel ball. If you think sports are important but your kid hates them, at least do rec. Travel takes so much time and such a commitment. What a misery for a child who doesn't enjoy playing
Thanks for the comment, I really feel bad for the one girl. I think her parents put her on the team because her older brother plays travel ball. The parents listened to me state and explain my entire goal and plan for this team. They also read the 3 page handout (I hope they read it), but they are missing practices and have already told me they can't make the first two games. I hope things change and she starts to enjoy it but how should I handle this if it continues through out the fall? Is it wrong of me and would I be a terrible person to tell them at the end of fall league and tournaments that it just isn't going to work out? That is if it doesn't change. I don't think they really took me serious when I explained the commitment that was needed. On top of that, the little girl doesn't want to even be at practice. I just feel I can't let a few parents bring down the entire team. I have the other players on the team to think about. They deserve the best effort from other parents and players.