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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this Soccer?[/quote]g

Running lines, special teams and playing the best kids during a tie game makes it sound like hockey.

How big was your team? My oldest is 14 and they’ve never had more than 15 skaters and 2 goalies. Most years it’s been more like 12-13 skaters. If there are multiple programs in your area, I don’t think it’s bad to ask those questions to the coach. You could also try to talk to some parents, but you never really know how honest they’ll be.

I’m about to do the same with my softball player. She’s been on the same team for 2 years and it’s only gotten worse. There are now 5 coaches’ kids who don’t leave the lineup or the infield. The best pitcher isn’t a coach’s kid so she gets to play a lot and everyone else rotates into the 3 outfield spots. [b]A coach’s kid missed 6 easy grounders the first inning. The second inning she moved. To Shortstop[/b]. At this point, just playing rec would be a better use of time and money. [/quote]

Yikes, what age? Worst I've ever seen in 10U rec is 4 easy grounders at first....

It's not like there's a shortage of travel softball teams in our area. Seems like there's a new organization trying to get off the ground every 6 months or so.[/quote]

yes, why on earth would you stay on this team? Or any team with 5 parent coaches?![/quote]

It’s 10u. They started the fall season with 3 and then 2 new Dads began helping with practice and for the spring they’ve “joined the staff.” Their girls playing time increased exponentially. Downfall of a small town - it’s the only 10u travel team and you don’t want to say anything because you’ll be seeing these people in future years. [/quote]

IMO these travel basketball teams need all the help they can get.  There are plenty of parents that drop their kids off basically use it as babysitting.  They also don't do any outside training with their kids.  It really shows.  At least in our team the coaches do very little individual skills development, so the kids that get to play are the ones that get to a gym and shoot the other four days of the week.  These are likely the ones with Dads that joined the staff.  So, its unremarkable that their kids are getting playing time.  Also, many of the coaches will not be experts in all thing's basketball.  Even at the high school its customary to have assistant coaches.  For example, post players will separate off and have post skills sessions.  Guards will have guard sessions.  Wings... etc. So having assistants is important.

How many sessions have you done with your kid on shooting mechanics?  This stuff is cumulative, they'll miss many shots before they hit them, but it adds up and then they can do it.  Sometimes, you have to find a team for that to be seen, which is fine.  But the point is, if you aren't doing it then expecting them to get playing time.  You might need readjust your expectations.[/quote]

Well, since it’s a 10u softball team, we’ve done 0 sessions on shooting mechanics. We have practiced hitting, throwing and fielding mechanics outside of practice time though.

I appreciate people helping at practice.  However, it shouldn’t be a prerequisite that your parent is coaching to a chance to practice or play infield. Not all parents are able to do so. [/quote]

That’s not what PP was saying though. PP was saying in many (but not all) instances the coaches kids are the ones putting in a ton of extra work. You need to be honest with yourself whether those kids are better than your kid. If they are not, yes that is a problem. But often the coaches kids are in fact the best players. [/quote]

Yes, that was the point.  It is also a problem if the coaches' kids aren't very good.  You have to wonder about the quality of the coaching.  Coaching other kids down to their level is a problem.  As mentioned above in another post I've had that problem also, having put in lots of time with my kid.[/quote]

I thought it was fairly obvious, but yes the problem is two of the coaches kids are not very good and should not play all the time and prevent others from having a chance. One missed 6 grounders at third base in the first inning. She then moved to shortstop.

The head coach’s daughter really wants to pitch. She’s improved since last year, but still pitches a lot of grounders. She usually pitches every other game. Her Dad starts her an inning, she walks in 3-4 runs and gets moved back to 2nd. I don’t think she’s made it through a full inning pitching all season. If she wasn’t the coach’s kid, she wouldn’t pitch in a game.

I have no problem if a coach’s kid is better that they get more playing time and are in the key positions. But it isn’t the case on this team. It’s blatant and a disservice to the other players and why my kid is probably done after this season. 
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Look for a new team today. That is ridiculous. I’m generally not for leaving mid year but the coaches created this situation. My daughter plays softball (14u) and I can’t say playing time has always been 100% allocated based on skill, but for the most part the stronger players get more time and the weaker ones get less. Now in 14u, we have a full squad of excellent athletes so some girls who once played every inning no longer do because everyone is strong so the bench time is shared between the pitchers and catchers, all of whom are very strong players but could use the rest more than some others. Also we often have a pitcher/catcher duo standing by to get loose. [/quote]

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