Re: Whats with Freshmen starting for both Hilliard
Hilliarddad--I commend you in the way you are handling the situation with your DD. There really is not much more you can do in this situation. You're teaching her to handle adversity in a very positive way, which it seems most parents do not do these days.
I'm a young, first year coach of a travel team, so I played high school, varsity ball not too long ago. I played varsity all four years. First two years I was the starting pitcher and third basemen when not pitching. Junior year comes and a girl transfers from the local catholic school because the softball program there wasn't the best (for the lack of better wording) and her daddy gets the head coaching job. She's a pitcher--need I say more? She pitched all conference games, except for two that I threw (she couldn't beat the team), and she threw in tourney and we lost. Daddy show-boated his daughter every chance he had; I worked my tail off with my pitching coach to no avail. I did everything he asked of me, played third all year long, pitched non-conference games, etc. Nothing changed. I got hosed basically. He left after that year (she got a scholarship to a local d-1 school). I blew out my elbow my senior year and only pitched in the tournaments. Things happen for a reason. I ended up still playing collegiately, but at the D-3 level, and received an excellent education.
High school ball is just that--high school ball. Do your best, play hard, have a great attitude about it and don't let anyone tell you differently. Yes, the best 9 should be on the field playing. Does that always happen? No. Teach your kids how to deal with these types of things when they come. Have your DD talk to the coach and stand up for themselves rather than having the parents complain and poison the entire team. Adversity can teach us a lot.
