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[quote=Anonymous]Try outs are important but so are evaluations from past play. My DH coached DS team for a few years and he was suppose to leave information about each kids skill level and behavior for the league. A kid can have a rough try out but really solid past comments and be drafter higher then you might think. We are only in rec ball so I am not sure what info is passed onto travel teams. Our Rec League does have a travel team as well and the Coaches who select the kids for the travel team will have seen how the kids play in past seasons. So yes, try outs are a piece of the puzzle, but only one part of the piece.

And yes, if there are two kids who are close in skills and one parent has coached in the past and the other kids parent has not, the nod is likely to go to the kid whose parent has coached. It is hard to find volunteers to work with the kids, keep score, run concessions and all that fun stuff. If the Head Coach or selection committee doesn't think that there is going to be that much of a difference in skill, they are going to take the kid whose parents will chip in and help.

Very little of that helps your kid, I get that. It stings not making the team. I think that it is great that the other parents realize that this is hard for him and are trying to look out for him, that shows that he has a good group of friends and parents of those friends.

Ask him about being the Manager, see if he is interested in that option. it might be hard to watch but maybe he would get to participate in practices and improve. Maybe he can reach out to the Coach and ask what he needs to work on so that he has a better shot next year. it could give him something to work on this summer and it shows the Coach that he is interested in learning and improving. Look for some summer camps that he could participate in and improve his skills with. [/quote]

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