Many have face this dilemma during your daughter fastpitch softball career. You've been thru numerous tryouts in search for the right softball team for your daughter, she now playing with a softball program that you believe will offer the most benefits for your daughter.
Now your facing a real dilemma, you've been waiting patiently for changes, but now your daughter playing in her third softball tournament of the season and you realize you most likely won't see any changes. Now its decision-making time you don't want to make the situation worst for your daughter and you don't want to be unprofessional during the decision process.
To get the discussion started let's look at some examples of why, when and how to leave a softball program. As other members add to the discussion it should help turn your dilemma into something manageable for your daughter, her current team and the team she looking to join.
Why you should leave?
1.) Lack of playing time, no parents is willing to incurre the same expense as everyone else to only watch your daughter not play.
2.) Being lied too by the Coaching Staff.
When should you leave.
1.) If examples number #3 above is true and you have voices your concerns with the Coaching Staff and nothing has changed (It's time to leave).
2.) Lack of playing time, if your daughter is playing less then 30% of available playing time (It's time to leave).
How you should leave.
* Remember how you leave could be more important then why you leave.
1.) Once you have voice your concerns with the Coaching Staff and nothing has been done. I would highly recommended you write the Coaching Staff a letter stated your concerns and reasons for leaving your daughter current softball team. Keep the letter simply and just point out your concerns, I would thanks them for given your daughter a chance to play and wish them good luck.
If there truly was nothing you or your daughter did to contribute to this situation sometimes leaving is the best thing to do.
Coaches, Parents and players please feel free to add your experience and examples on why, when and how to leave your current softball program in the middle of the season.
My daughter was faced with this difficult decision early on during her softball career. She was playing her first year of travel ball as a 10 under on a 12 under team and she was the best hitter on the team and one of the top 4 players on the team and the best catcher on the team. But it didn't matter how she performed on the diamond, she wasn't going to get fair playing time due to most of the players being friends. She wanted to stick it out for the seasons and did but as the season press on she played less and less at ever tournament. The final tournament she played with this program, she only played 6 innings out of 5 games. The program never made it past the minimum game guaranteed in any tournament they played. Unfortunately they had a group of about 4 girls that were all gamers but they had very limited playing time. It was kind of hard to watch and keep my mouth shut but I did. Looking back now I wish my daughter would have left the program. But it was her decision.
Now your facing a real dilemma, you've been waiting patiently for changes, but now your daughter playing in her third softball tournament of the season and you realize you most likely won't see any changes. Now its decision-making time you don't want to make the situation worst for your daughter and you don't want to be unprofessional during the decision process.
To get the discussion started let's look at some examples of why, when and how to leave a softball program. As other members add to the discussion it should help turn your dilemma into something manageable for your daughter, her current team and the team she looking to join.
Why you should leave?
1.) Lack of playing time, no parents is willing to incurre the same expense as everyone else to only watch your daughter not play.
2.) Being lied too by the Coaching Staff.
When should you leave.
1.) If examples number #3 above is true and you have voices your concerns with the Coaching Staff and nothing has changed (It's time to leave).
2.) Lack of playing time, if your daughter is playing less then 30% of available playing time (It's time to leave).
How you should leave.
* Remember how you leave could be more important then why you leave.
1.) Once you have voice your concerns with the Coaching Staff and nothing has been done. I would highly recommended you write the Coaching Staff a letter stated your concerns and reasons for leaving your daughter current softball team. Keep the letter simply and just point out your concerns, I would thanks them for given your daughter a chance to play and wish them good luck.
If there truly was nothing you or your daughter did to contribute to this situation sometimes leaving is the best thing to do.
Coaches, Parents and players please feel free to add your experience and examples on why, when and how to leave your current softball program in the middle of the season.
My daughter was faced with this difficult decision early on during her softball career. She was playing her first year of travel ball as a 10 under on a 12 under team and she was the best hitter on the team and one of the top 4 players on the team and the best catcher on the team. But it didn't matter how she performed on the diamond, she wasn't going to get fair playing time due to most of the players being friends. She wanted to stick it out for the seasons and did but as the season press on she played less and less at ever tournament. The final tournament she played with this program, she only played 6 innings out of 5 games. The program never made it past the minimum game guaranteed in any tournament they played. Unfortunately they had a group of about 4 girls that were all gamers but they had very limited playing time. It was kind of hard to watch and keep my mouth shut but I did. Looking back now I wish my daughter would have left the program. But it was her decision.