Buffalo716
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My 9 year old daughter is new to the travel softball world this year, but was recruited by one of the coaches to pitch for the “newly formed” 10u team.
My husband and I are caught in a pickle where we know she could flourish elsewhere after being told at the SECOND practice of the year that she may get a “couple games.” Now if the other girls on the team were hurlers and proved me wrong then I’d be fine with it. However, two are coaches daughters and the main one played on a different 10u team within the same organization (her team moved up to 12u). The coach gave us the excuse they want to get her “the experience.”
So right now my daughter is 4-5th in line for pitching after she was recruited by the one coach to pitch. She’s putting in the time with private lessons on the side to get ready.
We’re already feeling the coldness from the coaches. They lied to us about the number my daughter picked out back in August. We’re now finding out it was “already” picked by the coaches daughter but they never decided to tell us until they got their practice jerseys and proceeded to lie about it when we were there at the signing. They put in no effort to talk to us and I’m not talking about being best friends but communication is not there, only to the ones in their circle.
I don’t want to teach my daughter that when times get tough to just give up, but it is only 10u and this is the time these girls should be finding themselves and being coached to strive to better themselves. I just don’t know if the investment is there.
My husband and I both agree we want what’s best for her and we can see her frustration already……
My husband and I are caught in a pickle where we know she could flourish elsewhere after being told at the SECOND practice of the year that she may get a “couple games.” Now if the other girls on the team were hurlers and proved me wrong then I’d be fine with it. However, two are coaches daughters and the main one played on a different 10u team within the same organization (her team moved up to 12u). The coach gave us the excuse they want to get her “the experience.”
So right now my daughter is 4-5th in line for pitching after she was recruited by the one coach to pitch. She’s putting in the time with private lessons on the side to get ready.
We’re already feeling the coldness from the coaches. They lied to us about the number my daughter picked out back in August. We’re now finding out it was “already” picked by the coaches daughter but they never decided to tell us until they got their practice jerseys and proceeded to lie about it when we were there at the signing. They put in no effort to talk to us and I’m not talking about being best friends but communication is not there, only to the ones in their circle.
I don’t want to teach my daughter that when times get tough to just give up, but it is only 10u and this is the time these girls should be finding themselves and being coached to strive to better themselves. I just don’t know if the investment is there.
My husband and I both agree we want what’s best for her and we can see her frustration already……