10u coach tossing players mid-season

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Local 10u coach decided to bring in a player that he couldn't recruit during pre-season and bring her onto a team that has eleven girls(2 catchers and 3 pitchers). This will now create a situation where one of the girls that has worked hard all year will now be one of THREE that will now have to sit out. This new "big gun" can supposedly play anywhere and is only going to be on the team because her season is over and now available! What if this same coach decides to bring in more "big guns" when it comes to Nationals? Is this acceptable at 10u? And if this "one player" makes a difference in the team, WHO will the wins be for.. certainly not the 11 girls that committed to one another at the beginning of the season.. It will be interesting what that will do for your recruiting next year if you fess up coach and explain it here.

 

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Did he inform "this is how he rolls" up front... on day 1...?

 

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Sadgr,

Are you saying that by bringing ONE additional girl onto the team that THREE girls will be sitting all the time now ? Does that mean that TWO was always sitting before ?

Just curious.

 

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Unfortunately, there are coaches around that do that to their teams. I have heard that story about some organizations in general. I guess if the coach made it clear that he would be adding players mid-season and the players that had committed would see less playing time, you shouldn't be surprised. Some people are always looking for the next best thing.

 

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This is not what it should be about especially @ 10u. Don't get me wrong I like to win probably more than the next guy but I would not do that to my team. If you were down to 10 players then I could see adding a player. If this is going to cause problems I would suggest parents address the coach before tournament time and find out what his motives are so no one is surprised come Saturday & Sunday.

 

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Many teams keep or shoot for 12 players so that part is not unusual. If he plays all the girls so that 2 or 3 are not sitting ALL the time then it's not so bad. IF it means that one girls that was playing all year is now sitting that is a problem. Not much you can do but talk to the coach and ride out the year. If you don't like it and the end of the year, hit the tryouts and find a new team. Good luck.

 

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I find it hard to believe that this player is so outstanding that just because she plays you will win games. It still takes a team. JMO

 

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KY is right... I would be a bit ticked off if this went down. Could run an entire bunch of 10's from the game entirely. The coach should have communicated this entire situation before doing anything. Especially if they signed up for one thing and got another.

 

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This is not what it should be about especially @ 10u. Don't get me wrong I like to win probably more than the next guy but I would not do that to my team. If you were down to 10 players then I could see adding a player. If this is going to cause problems I would suggest parents address the coach before tournament time and find out what his motives are so no one is surprised come Saturday & Sunday.

Not necessarily true. It the coach spells it out right from the get go, that they play the best 9 and the rest sit and that you have to earn your way into playing then that's fine. If that's they way they do it but don't make that very clear right at tryouts but pop it on the player towards the season then that's not how it should be, as you say.

 

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sadgr, have you talked to your coach directly about this new players role and the role of the players already on the team? I know some older teams usually roster 10 or 11, but younger teams sometimes roster more, I always figured it was because the younger players get wore out easier, more players on the roster gives more rotation and versatility (at the younger level). I encourage you to talk to the coach in private, maybe his answer will make sense.

 

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I know at 10u this situation could be pretty irritating but what if this team stated from the beginning of the season their desires to compete at the national level and a player came available that is clearly able to compete at a level that the lower 2-3 players are not at. as usual , up front communication at the start is key. MD

 

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I know at 10u this situation could be pretty irritating but what if this team stated from the beginning of the season their desires to compete at the national level and a player came available that is clearly able to compete at a level that the lower 2-3 players are not at. as usual , up front communication at the start is key. MD

MD - You're right, if you tell everyone up front, then there should be no sour grapes (other than the usual griping).

If this wasn't communicated, then this is a bad situation that is probably going to get much worse.

 

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Parent is complaining and posting on OFC means situation is already bad and headed for big time trouble.

 

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Parent is complaining and posting on OFC means situation is already bad and headed for big time trouble.

Affirmative!

 

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We tell all parents that we will carry 12 players .. once the 12th player is rostered we will go with those girls until the season ends. I tell our coaches to be sure you have the 12 players you want all season, if they choose to idle at 11 or even 10 I am fine with that. But, we do not want to toss a kid and family aside just for a few more wins. As a coach you have to be sure you 'want' the players you roster - if you add a girl and she is not 'getting it done' it is up to you to train her up. But we tell all parents that the 12th girl added may upset the 'nature' of things and bump the line up around - our goal is to have the BEST 12 players we can and let them earn their spots from there...

We played against a team a few years ago that brought on 3 players the last two weeks and sat the girls they replaced - all to try and get a WS bid ... 2 of those kids lost all interest in softball after that and still are not playing...

 

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I agree that it is bad for the girls that have worked hard all season. But it is, what it is. If you are one of the girls that are on the bench, you have to **** it up and practice, practice, practice.

Take private hitting lessons.

A coach will not sit a 9 YO that can hit.

 

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I personally don't see a problem with having 3 10U pitchers and 2 catchers. If you want to be competitive, especially at a 10U level, you need more than 2 pitchers. These girls are young and are usually coming out of rec ball with the inning caps so they sometimes struggle to pitch a full game. When you have 3 games in a day, you want to have enough to get through the day without wearing your girls out for Sunday. It sounds like your daughter needs to make sure she can do more than just pitch. That is a part of travel ball, if you choose to be a pitcher you have to make sure you can play other positions because no matter how good you are, you will not pitch EVERY game. Instead of complaining, put the extra time into practicing with your daughter to make her a more valuable and versatile player. I see nothing wrong with adding an extra player mid-season, especially if it will help your team. The fact that you are pointing out the time your daughter will lose on the mound and not the good the new player will do for your team makes me think that your priorities for the team are alot different than the coaches. My daughter plays on the 10U Diamond Dogs and she was 1 of 3 pitchers. 3 weeks ago, our coach picked-up another pitcher to help out who also is a fabulous short-stop. I never heard 1 parent complain about anything because she was an asset to our team. Once you sign your papers and commit to a team, it is what is best for the team, NOT what is best for your daughter. If you want her to be successful in travel ball, quite complaining and hit the fields. JMHO.

 

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We tell all parents that we will carry 12 players .. once the 12th player is rostered we will go with those girls until the season ends. I tell our coaches to be sure you have the 12 players you want all season, if they choose to idle at 11 or even 10 I am fine with that. But, we do not want to toss a kid and family aside just for a few more wins. As a coach you have to be sure you 'want' the players you roster - if you add a girl and she is not 'getting it done' it is up to you to train her up. But we tell all parents that the 12th girl added may upset the 'nature' of things and bump the line up around - our goal is to have the BEST 12 players we can and let them earn their spots from there...

We played against a team a few years ago that brought on 3 players the last two weeks and sat the girls they replaced - all to try and get a WS bid ... 2 of those kids lost all interest in softball after that and still are not playing...

Doug, we are similar in thinking... just bring 12 (not your best) to the first game on Friday;&:lmao:

Most of these issues are communication related as aforementioned by others. I had a girl go down last year that was hitting .700 and I had to pick up one to offset part of her contributions if I could... after 15 minutes with parents we landed a wonderful girl that nearly fit the bill and she was a hitter only. Mature, adult, meaningful conversations took care of it and we won lots of games doing this.

 

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How did all us get in the same PP bracket...no offense, but I want to play some of the teams in the other side of the PP - we have not played several of them. This weekend will be interesting, it will be smoking hot ... long day Saturday. I just saw we now play you at 5:30 - man, I hate when it all changes like that ... the 7pm time was perfect- time for another one-call

 

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I agree not that you mention it... would be awesome to play the ICE and others again. Let me know what transpires.. I really don't care about times on Saturday, we'll be there all day anyway.