default
Member
At the end of every season, I ALWAYS encourage ALL my players to go to as many tryouts as they can. It is a good way to gauge their skills against others their age, get some extra practice, pick up some drills, and to see what offers they get. Alot of people think I'm crazy because I "allow" my players to go to tryouts other than mine. I am their coach not their parent, they don't need my permission to tryout for a team they want to tryout for. I think it is absurd NOT to allow your players to check out every opportunity that is available to them. I'm constantly being asked..What if you lose them? What if they get a better offer and jump teams? If they are jumping teams, than they weren't happy anyway and it is better to get it taken care of now than halfway through the season. If you are a good coach and you are doing your job well, than there is no need to worry about losing your players.