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This is probably where you really need to watch what you say. Thin skin out there..
Daddy Ball runs rampant in organizations....
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Every time I start to think about coaching again I read threads like this and feel sorry for the girls that will never be the benefit of my knowledge and experience. All because too many think they know everything about this GAME, how it should be played and what makes a good coach etc...
A good coach is a subjective term that varies based on the situation and is different with every group of players. A good coach knows how to manage what he has to get the players to want to be their best, realizes he/she cannot be all things to all and brings in assistants to compliment their own short comings. A good coach realizes this is nothing more than a kids game, a academic scholarship is far more important than an athletic one, some players are naturally gifted but they do not get a pass on practices or intensity. I can go on and on about what a good coach is or should be, but I guess everyone has to find out for them self in order to understand.
A good coach is a subjective term that varies based on the situation and is different with every group of players. A good coach knows how to manage what he has to get the players to want to be their best, realizes he/she cannot be all things to all and brings in assistants to compliment their own short comings. A good coach realizes this is nothing more than a kids game, a academic scholarship is far more important than an athletic one, some players are naturally gifted but they do not get a pass on practices or intensity. I can go on and on about what a good coach is or should be, but I guess everyone has to find out for them self in order to understand.
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Pacerdad57
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We had to find out the hard way about "daddy ball".
five coaches on the team. Five "all stars" that had to see all the playing time while better players sat the bench,
and or were replaced by subs that were the "friends" of the daddy ball kings. And before anyone assumes it, no I am not talking only about my daughter here, there were talented girls that weren't in the daddy ball clique and had tons of bench time too.
next time we know there are a lot more questions to ask b we fore laying out our hard earned money to an organization that ends up being WAY sub par......
before anyone starts playing the my dd is the best game let's set one thing straight.
I do not expect my dd to pay every out of every game. My dd makes her share of mental and/or physicals errors, she's not a can do no wrong player by any means.
but when she is more than capable obviously, and the coaches picked her for her talent to be on this team I DO expect an equitable amount of field time, I DO expect the coaching staff to work with these kids to improve them and I DO DEMAND that my dd puts in practice time on her own, which she does.
when none of these expectations are met by the coaching staff, they have set themselves up to have a parent disappointed in the organization.
and to top that off with no development of these "outside the group" girls and bri ginger in subs to start and play the entire tourney I DO have a major problem with this.
this being said, we are in the process of finding that magical fit during the upcoming tryouts. At least I have the knowledge of more in depth questions that we as parents have to ask.
five coaches on the team. Five "all stars" that had to see all the playing time while better players sat the bench,
and or were replaced by subs that were the "friends" of the daddy ball kings. And before anyone assumes it, no I am not talking only about my daughter here, there were talented girls that weren't in the daddy ball clique and had tons of bench time too.
next time we know there are a lot more questions to ask b we fore laying out our hard earned money to an organization that ends up being WAY sub par......
before anyone starts playing the my dd is the best game let's set one thing straight.
I do not expect my dd to pay every out of every game. My dd makes her share of mental and/or physicals errors, she's not a can do no wrong player by any means.
but when she is more than capable obviously, and the coaches picked her for her talent to be on this team I DO expect an equitable amount of field time, I DO expect the coaching staff to work with these kids to improve them and I DO DEMAND that my dd puts in practice time on her own, which she does.
when none of these expectations are met by the coaching staff, they have set themselves up to have a parent disappointed in the organization.
and to top that off with no development of these "outside the group" girls and bri ginger in subs to start and play the entire tourney I DO have a major problem with this.
this being said, we are in the process of finding that magical fit during the upcoming tryouts. At least I have the knowledge of more in depth questions that we as parents have to ask.
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Pacerdad57
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Yeah, he's pretty well agitated today! Lol
coachjwb
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I think chipper ran rampant in the middle of the night last night based on all of his posts, many of which don't make a lot of sense ...
SMc4SMc
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To be sure a player won't be victimized by daddy ball what questions should a parent ask?
Coincidentally, if we're on a team and the head coach cancels practice because he can't make it there but the 3 asst. coaches can then is that a solid indicator?
Coincidentally, if we're on a team and the head coach cancels practice because he can't make it there but the 3 asst. coaches can then is that a solid indicator?
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LOUUUUU is certainly correct. it is never admitted to!
i'd be a bit wary if the head coach does this more than a few times. the assistant coaches should be fully capable of running the practices for the team.
maybe it was a family matter that the head coach couldn't miss, and for me at least, family ALWAYS comes first, but i would think he would've turned it
over to his assistants for a practice.
i'd be a bit wary if the head coach does this more than a few times. the assistant coaches should be fully capable of running the practices for the team.
maybe it was a family matter that the head coach couldn't miss, and for me at least, family ALWAYS comes first, but i would think he would've turned it
over to his assistants for a practice.
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This is our second TB team in two seasons and its happened on both. I'm being conservative but no assistants stepped up nor even a nod one might run practice in his absence. We have energetic qualified dads ( moms too) but if he can't make it then his kid can't make it...understandable. But 10 others get a free day too rather than a team building session where assistants demonstrate we're cohesive and effective with no drop off.
How can a parent screen for this without bashing?
How can a parent screen for this without bashing?
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Doesn't sound like a very cohesive unit if no assistants would step upand take over for a day.
We found a really good situation. I believe for the upcoming year. Coach is hard but more than fair.
his dd does play on the team, but I'll betcha he's harder on her than the others.
In any case my dd really likes all the girls on the team and the coach, so all is cool
We found a really good situation. I believe for the upcoming year. Coach is hard but more than fair.
his dd does play on the team, but I'll betcha he's harder on her than the others.
In any case my dd really likes all the girls on the team and the coach, so all is cool
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