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[quote=Anonymous]Op here. I’m not in the DMV so will give details. There are 4 levels of teams - NPL, and then what I’ll call 1,2, and 3.  She’s on “1” this year, but NPL and 1 practice together snd guest-play at each other’s games as needed. My DD has guest played in a tournament this season with “2” (i.e her old team) but that was her first game with her new team. Last year she was invited to extra practices with the NPL-1 group and went regularly so she knows the girls and the coach but hadn’t played a game with them before.

My DD played much better today but said the coach was still being a jerk to her and others. He apparently told the only other new girl that she also didn’t belong on the team. (Presumably he was involved in picking them for the team.)

My DD wants to figure this out for herself for now, but I did talk to a parent (who used to be the parent rep) who said that this coach has this reputation and tends to be responsive to meetings. I have suggested to my DD that either my DH and I or all 3 of us could request a meeting with the coach. I don’t want to talk to her coach without her permission to do so.

He tells the girls to demonstrate confidence but that’s hard to do if pulled after a mistake. The parent I spoke to said they told the coach that their DD likes the opportunity to recover / learn from mistakes which she can’t do if she’s pulled immediately and he listened.

My DD and DH (who watch the practices) say that there’s a bit of a sense of “here are my NPP girls and here’s everyone else” so it’s two bad that team feels like second fiddle.

The injured girl played for her NPL team and for the level 1 team today. Her mom said she really wanted to play. I was pretty appalled when the coach yelled at her for not having her “usual energy”. My DD seems happy enough to be playing and is able to shake things off so far. Thanks for the feedback - we’ll definitely watch it closely and I hope meet with the coach sooner rather than later. [/quote]

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