gripnrip wrote:last post for me on this topic, people cant comprehend what they read. The problem on this site is the exact problem on our softball fields. A bunch of wannabe dads that think they know it all when it comes to the game, pitching, hitting, etc.. The same dads that I feel play on teams for their own gratification, not they're DDs. Take "Ace" for instance, probably has coached his DD forever, she does'nt know how to play for someone else...I'm sure he will hold her hand through life. Then he leaves a pornographic message on a girls softball site..these are the coaches I'm talking about. Where I come from we call them tuna fish, they swim in packs and all think alike, never on their own or outside the box. Then there's "Sam"... chicken of the sea, another tuna. Just agrees with everyone else, sits w/ all the dads, and complains about the same things. The funny thing is I never mentioned one thing about MY daughter leaving any team, in fact she has NEVER quit on a any team since she's been playing. Probably to complicated for some of you to understand because your too busy "swimming w/ the pack".
You ought to do your homework before you call me out...you talk about people not being able to comprehend...and then you say that I agree with everyone....only a complete and utter moron would derive that worthless analysis after looking at just a single post of mine.
I don't sit with dads....I'm in the dugout....something you may not have the huevos to try. If you had...lets say....started your own travel team....held tryouts....picked your team....and had to actually inform kids that were dying to play on your team that they had not made it....only to find out that one of the kids you picked is leaving in the middle of the season when it is almost impossible to replace the player and is leaving you short handed. No big deal if you carry 15 kids...but I never liked to carry more than 12...I like to make sure everyone plays. You might understand if you had ever done any of this...but all you can point to is some travel teams who have some successful younger teams and how good their coaches are....got news for ya....you are as good as the players you recruit. You need not look far to find shining examples of that theorum. Don't get me wrong....I know Sanders and Berndes down at Power Surge and they are both excellent coaches....don't know the Firecracker guys....they weren't really around, except for Rico's 18 Gold team, when I was coaching.
If your kid has never left a team, then you are doing what you are supposed to be doing....what is expected of you. You aren't doing the coach a favor by staying....you are doing what you said you would do....so in the end.....nobody gives a crap....because people like you will do what you want to do ....and you will likely leave in midseason in the future....funny thing.....people don't just do that once....they seem to keep doing it over and over...and when they get to older teams... and they view the kid's resume....they will pick the loyal kid and not the nomad.
