How to handle? Tough-to-coach kid with a family tragedy

[Anonymous]

The first person below the cut line won’t know that’s where they were, vs second or third person below the cut line.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would cut her and sleep like a baby. Everyone has stuff they are going through. If there is a standard and she doesn't meet it then she should be cut. If there is some discretion then you can be kind. But it's fine if the kid gets cut. Sometimes you get dealt a bad hand.

Yeah. It's not ok to make everyone suffer to make one person who sounds toxic and disruptive, to avoid facing reality. Cutting her from the team is not killing her. So coach should do what is best for the team.

Make everyone suffer? These are not a bunch of Michael Jordans. They are 11 year olds guaranteed that most of them play like 11 year olds. So dramatic.

tbh, this a good point of clarification.

OP says its a competitive team. Many posters are reacting as if its rec.

Bc at 11, on a competitive travel team, there are going to be VERY talented players. If its a good team, they won't be playing like 11 year olds. They could be playing good enough to beat some JV HS teams.

That matters. Bc if you add the girl, and she just sucks for 4 months, that's not much of a kindness

In this context, it absolutely, 100% does NOT matter whether this is the worst rec team out there, or the most competitive travel team. They are 11, and her mother just died.

I agree pp. These people are psychopaths. I’m absolutely laughing at how serious these sick people are about any 11 year olds sport. What a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would cut her but offer her another role on the team. Water girl, coordinator or something.

Thee are kids who are uncoachable, they turn into uncoachable adults. I've come across plenty of people who couldn't be trained or coached in my career. Where do you think it starts?

You’re a troll and are enjoying this aren’t you.