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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. At that age and level they want to win. You son is likely not as much of the top as you think he is.

If he was the top you wouldn't be complaining about no playing time.  Unless he is kot playing as much because he has a bad attitude. I could see that happen.[/quote]

Of course they want to win.  In my experience, the problem is that coaches- just like parents- have a distorted view of kids' abilities.  They're much more likely to overlook errors by some kids and give them a long leash while other kids get yanked quickly.  Its basically confirmation bias.  They honestly believe their kid can pitch out of a jam but have no faith in another kid.

As for kids with attitude problems- some of the worst have been the sons of the daddy coaches.  Years of entitlement play leads to lazy practice habits and poor performance.  And over time, most kids can't skate by on natural ability- especially if they're old for their grade.  Eventually the regress to the mean.  At least that's what I've seen.

In my son's case, he was sometimes passed over for the select teams while the daddy coaches' kids went.  Now he's 17, started on varsity, played corner outfield and batted 4th.  For the season he went .368 with an OPS of 1.064.  Most of the daddy coach kids didn't play varsity.  But a couple kids still had a much longer leash than others- especially the 1st baseman who had a TON of fielding errors at 1b.

So, its not so much that my kid is so super awesome- its that their kids aren't all that great either.  [/quote]

All of the quoted post was my response to the person who said that high school, varsity and "and beyond" (college) coaches don't play the best players in order to play favorites. Very different from what you are describing.

I stand by my argument that high school and college coaches want to do what they can to win, and will play the best players they have, unless that kid has such a poor attitude that they need some time on the bench.[/quote]

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