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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So parents can't observe the performance and see that she should be with the higher level?  I know what I saw, her skills are similar, and she wants to be with her friends.  She needs the challenge. [/quote]

Travel baseball coach here.

I don't know if you're trolling but I have never seen a parent actually do what you describe.

No.  Your judgement about your kid's ability is useless.  Some parents can be objective, you are obviously not objective.  
My guess is your kid is a solid player that won't hurt a team but when the baseball folks talk about wins above replacement... your kid is the replacement they are talking about.

The coach wants the best possible team and if your kid isn't making the cut, it's because the other players on that team are better than her.
Sure there are some close calls but in that case you:
A) Try to keep friends and siblings together
B) Give a tip for the kids with great parents that help out and make my life easier.
C) Avoid nightmare parents.

You are now checking the box for C.  Your behavior just made sure that your kid loses every close call in that organization.  You would be better off leaving and starting over and hoping noone calls your current club to find out about your kid and instead finds out about you.  Sure you can rehabilitate yourself but it's a lot of work and if you were into hard work, your initial reaction to not making the cut wouldn't have been to do what you did, it would have been to ask what you do could improve to move up.

I am hoping you are trolling because this is so outrageous I don't know if you can actually outrun your reputation even if you became a saint at your next organization.[/quote]

+1 As a coach of high school aged kids, I’ve seen so much crazy from parents and you are waving the crazy flag high here. You have to realize that your behavior  can be the difference from a bubble kid making or not making the team. Most parents are not capable of evaluating their kids abilities and value add on a team and they absolutely do not understand the team dynamics the way the coach does. Maybe there are positional needs you don’t understand. Maybe there are personality conflicts your kid isn’t telling you about. Best advice is to move on and find a new club and stay out of the coach’s face. [/quote]

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