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re: Youth Coaches - Cutting a Player
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:18 am to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:18 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:
One Story House
whats
the
fricking
age
of
this
team
in
question?
he just doesnt want to answer
1
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:20 am to One Story House
Cutting 10 year olds from sports is fricking pathetic.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:22 am to CurDog
quote:
whats
the
fricking
age
of
this
team
in
question?
Respond if I said 12. Respond if I said 8. Why does this matter?
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:24 am to One Story House
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Respond if I said 12. Respond if I said 8. Why does this matter?
because Im trying to establish if this is kid pitch or coach pitch. Is this USSSA? AA, AAA or majors? I'd like to have a little background so I can form an appropriate response.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:25 am to One Story House
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Why does this matter?
doesnt matter to me, i did not ask the question
but to answer your cutting kids question. we had to do the same thing a few years ago. had tryouts, and had a meeting with the parents telling them some made it, some did not.
we had 20 kids tryout and cut it to 12. in my opinion some of the 12 should not have been on the team
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:25 am to One Story House
Talk to them about it now. Don't put it off until next years. Tell them they'll have to invest heavily in their kids just for them to have a shot. Be sure you let them know that there are no promises but unless something changes they're gone.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:26 am to One Story House
A team from my town had this problem a few years ago. They had a few unrelated men come and judge tryouts. If they are really not as good as the others then they will get cut.
Or you could have these men know who you want to cut and just be there for show if you are scared for your kid
Or you could have these men know who you want to cut and just be there for show if you are scared for your kid
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:26 am to AUCE05
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Maybe start dropping hints now to the parents.
Pretty much this. Explain to them the situation next year. You don't want them assuming that they will automatically make the team.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:29 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:
Is this USSSA? AA, AAA or majors? I'd like to have a little background so I can form an appropriate response.
Yes, USSSA. We will start the season as a new AA team and very likely be moved to AAA quickly. IT is a younger age group. No majors yet.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:31 am to One Story House
are you transitioning from coach pitch to kid pitch? (8 years old to 9 years old) I assume thats the reason for the tryouts and wiping the roster clean.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:33 am to tgrbaitn08
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are you transitioning from coach pitch to kid pitch? (8 years old to 9 years old) I assume thats the reason for the tryouts and wiping the roster clean.
Those 8yr olds that hit coach pitch, will not hit kid pitch
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:37 am to One Story House
Kids age and mature at different rates......some of the kids u are writing off now may hit growth or maturity spurts
If u are writing them off already maybe you shouldn't be coaching
If u are writing them off already maybe you shouldn't be coaching
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:37 am to One Story House
I'm not sure which age group you are referring to, but a lot may depend on the Dads. Some Dads see the difference and may be working their kids extra over the next year and make great improvements.
Plus there is a growth thing that can happen. My first year in Little League was an absolute disaster and I was an easy early pick for least likely to make the team next year. But things change and I was on an traveling all-star team in year 2.
Otherwise, yeah, the Dads will likely be pissed and will think of 1 kid that their kid should have beat out.
Plus there is a growth thing that can happen. My first year in Little League was an absolute disaster and I was an easy early pick for least likely to make the team next year. But things change and I was on an traveling all-star team in year 2.
Otherwise, yeah, the Dads will likely be pissed and will think of 1 kid that their kid should have beat out.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:38 am to Neilfish
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Those 8yr olds that hit coach pitch, will not hit kid pitch
So true. My neighbor coached a team that moved from coaches pitch to kids pitch this past season. All the studs who were cranking the ball in the outfield last year were barely hitting the ball or just standing at the plate praying for a walk. All the other kids that someone would have cut were hitting the ball better (by the end of the season) than the studs from the previous year. Kids develop at a different pace.
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 11:40 am
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:38 am to Neilfish
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Those 8yr olds that hit coach pitch, will not hit kid pitch
it will be a struggle the first year.
good luck with finding one that can throw strikes consistently
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:40 am to One Story House
I'd say keep the kids on the team after talking to the parents telling them you are there to win & will utilize whoever will help achieve that. If you are winning by a landslide let them play or be a DR. The kids are there to have fun & want to just play with each other. Don't take that away. JMO.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:40 am to Neilfish
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Those 8yr olds that hit coach pitch, will not hit kid pitch
its a big change. There are kids that are just too scared and cannot swing the bat fast enough to hit kid pitch. It's takes longer for some to catch up to the speed of the game vs the speed in coach pitch.
That's probably what the OP is saying, and I agree with him. In that age group some kids should probably get a year or so under their belt playing rec and getting comfortable with another kid throwing pitches at them vs a dad that's serving up watermelons for them to hit, and the kid not having to worry about getting hit by a pitch.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:42 am to One Story House
quote:
We play year round
Thanks. All I needed to know
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 11:43 am
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:43 am to One Story House
No way to win. Been there and kept them and they played less than the others and played in spots when not detrimental to the team. Otherwise, you lose friends in favor of winning.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:45 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:
That's probably what the OP is saying, and I agree with him. In that age group some kids should probably get a year or so under their belt playing rec and getting comfortable with another kid throwing pitches at them vs a dad that's serving up watermelons for them to hit, and the kid not having to worry about getting hit by a pitch.
i purposely hit my kid several times, just so he would know what it felt like
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