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643dp, I don't think anyone would have a problem with tweaking or making adjustments to a situation. Adjustments during a game happens, it's part of playing. And I wasn't referring to something like that so please don't get me wrong.
When Bouldersdad mentioned that parents need to understand that skill development is a process, I believe a coach should also be aware of it as well. I don't know Bouldersdad but what had said sounded very down-to-earth common sense and I just expounded upon it a little.
With that being said, it sounds to me that coaching softball effectively and having player development essential, coaches today have to be able to incorporate input from other sources (e.g. private instructors) since more and more kids get input from other sources. To blindly dismiss this could throw a kink in that development process of a player.
A coach depending on their level of expertise could help or hinder player development by how they interact with the player. I don't think any coach would purposely cause harm to a player. Unintentionally, a coach may and not realize it.
Man, they don't pay you coaches enough....
Ha..yea they don`t...BTW I am not sure where my post went^^^^..intresting..
Your right all us coaches could use a little help, any coach that tells you they know everything about the game is not a real student of the game and I think ALL coaches should be students of the game to be able to teach it...
inthecrowd..I have a pretty good idea who your DD is and the school she plays for...Your DD is a fantastic kid a very hard worker and extreamly talented . Only advice I can give is be patient with your DD`s coaches..keep working hard, and good things will happen. I am very sure that the coaches are trying to do the right thing