Freshmen should NOT be starting on varsity!!

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Now all we have to do is figure out what coach is a Akron Zips fan , and has had trouble this year for starting Freshmen

 

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I'm with everyone else on this one. Its gotta be some kind of joke.

You start the best players , no matter the grade level. Nothing is guaranteed.

 

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couldnt hold back on this one , my dd is a freshman and led her team most of the season at one time or another in batting avg. hits, onbase percentage and steals she played 12u travel ball at 10 and 14u at 11 years of age. if you keep her or any other player like her off of the field you are doing your team a terrible injustice. there, i said it and now i feel better best players play ,final.

 

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Our daughters'+ team depended on freshmen throughout the season in many scenarios. One freshman scored the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning to beat a team that was ranked pretty high in the state.

 

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the best players should play. if the seniors are not the best then so be it. seniors should be physically and mentally better than under classmen but many have not prepared themselves by playing travel ball. you have to have someone to fill the positions and most teams do not have enough upper classmen no matter what ability.

 

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Since this post won't go away I may as well put in another two cents worth. My DD is a freshman whose stats are probally the best on her team. Grade level is irrelevant if a girl can contribute.

 

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Hmmmm...I am thinking it's either a joke OR this parent is in denial about his/her DD actual ability. If I read correctly this parent stated that they had talked to the coaches and was told that the DD was not ready for varsty. So why are there still questions and why is this posted? Listen to what is being said Zips! How could anyone on here answer this post unless there have seen ur DD play and know what she is or isnt capable of????? There have been posts on here a few time regarding this subject and I do believe that u (Zips) even started a few.....are you not getting the answer you WANT to hear?

 

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All these threads of disgruntel players/parents are getting very old, although many of you are managing to keep it very funny.

Often our perception of ourselves or our children is very different than reality. As much as I hate to say it, how others perceive us is reality (at least for them). You cannot argue someone's perception of you, you can only WORK to change it.

 

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My DD does not play at the high school level yet, but she will in another two years and I hope that when she does she will have a coach that will start the girls based on their talent and willingness to work hard, not because of their age or number of travel ball years.

You always hear people say that sports builds character, but really I think it reveals character, not only in the kids, but the parents!

 

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I don't post much but here's what I think is going on. My DD is a freshman and playing varsity. In the past four to five years Ohio fastpitch has come along way. The players have been groomed by great clinics, great coaches and of course ourselves are motivating our DD's to be the best. I have been at OSU games the past few years and UD'S games and I think our DD's have learned just as much as these college girls have now. The best of the best should play. There's even middle school girls coming up that could play now. Our girls are catching up very fast and I don't see it slowing down. Our famliy loves this game and live for every moment our DD's on the field. See ya on the field !

 

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Parents need to stop wimpering about the freshman and thank God they have fresh troops moving up the ranks .
Some schools lack this young fire power and it shows .
I love to see the young under dog stories and think that it builds character on the entire team .


Just Play Ball !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Apologies to anyone if this is offensive, however, this topic is SO ridiculous that it MUST have been started by a coach out to prove a management point (sarcastically) due to a parent(s) complaining about a freshman starting ahead of their dd?? For such an impassioned start, and then a disappearing act while responses flood in make it seem like a possibility, and an in-your-face roll call of public opinion to the person who caused this coach the headaches. Okay, not sure about the grassy knoll, but I DEFINITELY don't think Oswald planned it all on his own either.

It is plainly ridiculous to NOT reward talented players, who work hard, and contribute with the opportunity they deserve regardless of class year. Our local HS started a freshman (maybe a few that year) several years ago, I believe she led the league in hitting, and recently verballed to a B10 college as a junior - yeah, I suppose she should have sat and watched someone less talented ahead of her during her freshman year? NOT!!

 

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if i was the coach then the rite girls would be playing ball. i am confused on how my daughter can play for her school v team one year and not the next. did i mention before that one of the freshman girls her dad is one of the coaches i wonder how she made the v team ? i just dont agree with a freshman starting on v over another played that has played there before. i did talk to the coaches and they just give me excuses.

 

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Zipsfan,

Face it there are travel ball players and rec players who can not afford travel ball that are very talented. I live by a park and I see this one father almost every day hiting fly balls and ground balls to his daughter. She will be a freshman next year and I can almost bet you she will be on varsity. I watch with awe how this father takes the time out and practices with his daughter for almost 2 hours a night. I stopped and spoke with them bothand She is the one who askes dad to work her. I am not talking a easy work out either, She has what it takes the desire to be the best. I watch her hit the ball off the atech machine and she kills the ball, he has her bunt she can do it, Does your daughter have the desire, or is she one who expects to be given something just because she has senority?

Oh Senority bad word I worked at the rubber shops and seen that in action pleople who just show up every day are given a promotion just because the are senior to others who work hard and deserve it.

There are Freshman this year at big division one schools who have made a major impact on the team. Ok lets switch gears, College Ohio State's Courtney Pruner. she is a freshman should she sit? Oh she only hits home runs and makes major plays for ohio state, but since she is a freshman she should sit out right.

Get over the fact someone is better than your daughter, maybe this is harsh to say but you know to learn this early chalk it up to a life lesson, NOTHING is given to you, you must EARN everything!

If a freshman is the best then she should play PERIOD!!!

TEAM First Bottom line! best 9 on the field!

If this girls who's father is a coach well maybe just maybe he work's with her more than the normal father who sits around drinking a cold one watching the ballgame, You know dedication and hard work should be the norm not the exception, how often do you work with your child ? I mean work not just throw the ball and play catch? do you video tape them to show them what is wrong or right so they can see themself or do you just play catch.

Sorry so long but man get over it as stated earlier TEAM first and the BEST 9 on the field........

 

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I sure hope Coach Matta is not reading this.I want to see Greg Oden play next year!

 

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O.K. ENOUGH!! I am an avid reader of these posts and have learned a great deal from many of you. Generally I keep my fingers to myself, but this one I have to respond to, only because of what I have had to listen to from our own parents at ballgames. I have to deal with parents who like you have this negative attitude that a freshman playing Varsity is simply unacceptable! My DD is a freshman in a position of playing varsity with no family ties to the coaching staff, school staff, or family history in the school system.

But let me enlighten you as to what this FRESHMAN has done. She has set many goals for herself the smallest of them being to be a 4 year letter winner. She knew there were upperclassmen that would be completing for the same position that she wanted. She did not just say she wanted it, she put in the time that she believed would help her reach her goal.

EXAMPLES: playing travel ball sometimes from the bench (even when her ?best friend? and rec teammate told her it was stupid, because she would not be playing with her REAL friends), pitching lessons year round, hitting lessons, week long college camps in the summer, batting cage visits (when basketball coach told her he didn't want her in a cage), throwing in the basement 3-4 times a week through basketball season, extra strength conditioning on her own time. Mind you, none of this was initiated by her parents or coaches, this is what she does to reach her goals. Would she have been happy had she made JV, I would like to believe so, she has a passion for the game she plays and a great attitude no matter what. She is truely a team player.

Currently DD has highest OB% on the team, has impressed many opposing teams with her pitching as well as playing skills. She has pitched in 13 games two games with 15Ks. Is she the best NO, is her team state ranked NO, is her team also taking some beatings YES, have upperclassmen on the team accepted her YES, is she having fun YES. Would she being having fun if I told her about all the negative feedback from the parents NO, therefor I don't share that with her.

So before you go spouting off about a freshmen making a varsity position, perhaps you should encouage your DD to set goals for herself and do the work we can not do it for them. As parents we should be proud of our DDs no matter what the result and encourage them when needed. They are with us for a short time, teach them that hard work and a good attitude can only make you happy in life.

 

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I think zipsfan got what she wanted people to be upset, isnt softball fun!!!!

 

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My DD played varsity last season as a freshman and this season she knew she was not guaranteed another varsity spot because she knows the coach picks only the best for her varsity squad. She did not know who was working on the off-season to better themselves to take her position over. She worked on her skills in the off season her sophomore year as if it was her first year trying out for varsity. Bottom line: best should play - period.

 

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lets get one thing straight... I am not upset, negative people are the ones that are upset. Softball is GREAT!!! Love the sport...Love to watch my DD play the sport.

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