It is that time of year. Teams are now posting for “Impact Players” or “Golden Arms” and your kid just got kicked to the curb for another player. Little Jane Doe who has been playing for the team from Dec/Jan is now sitting the bench. Like a dog begging at the table waiting on some scraps, she just might get an at bat or be lucky enough to run for the pitcher. From starting to left out.
Parents pay thousands of dollars for a full season to finish on the bench. If she is not good enough now then why did you keep her all year? Was it for the money or just to fill the roster? Why waste someone’s time and money if you never believed she could help you win, even though she has?
Who benefits from winning tournaments anymore? It’s not about the kids. it’s all about the Coach. If Coach X does well then they are rewarded and praised, not the girls. All they get is a pat on the back and a bill to finish paying off the season, if that.
You never see a coach pick up a new player and have them sit the bench. The coach would rather hurt the one that has stood by his side all season long, taking the abuse, diving for balls on crappy fields, carrying the equipment to the car, doing laps for missing a pop fly, but the new kids get all the hugs and high fives in hopes that she will finish out the season with the team.
And no, my daughter is not one, but it is happening to our team and I see it happening to other teams as well.
It would be nice to see a coach answer this….
If she was good enough to help you win all year long then why are you replacing her?