tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post7685858727204067606..comments2024-03-27T23:14:53.480-07:00Comments on Rounding Third: Let The Coach Decide...PleaseRounding Third Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288770865455821176noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-74979811989555321562008-05-07T00:27:00.000-07:002008-05-07T00:27:00.000-07:00Oh how i would love to agree with you guys on this...Oh how i would love to agree with you guys on this article! Unfortunately, I am part of a high school varsity team in central Texas that has not had success this year. The worst part is that my team has all the talent, we just don't have the coaching, and I KNOW there are specific parents (not my own) that could do a better job. My coach plays the wrong players in the wrong spots, bunts too much (not strategically), is too agressive, favors certain players, and ultimately makes a mockery of the game. Worst of all, our practices are endless, but unproductive. His instruction seems to come from no experience at all. He has lost the respect of the entire team. Now RT can't tell me that this man knows more or is better suited for the position of head coach than some of the other parents. If he does have more knowledge, he sure as hell doesn't know how to use it. It is wrong for RT to assume that every coach is the best suited to run the team SIMPLY because of "countless hours". It is the coach's obligation to appease the parents by DOING A GOOD JOB, not the parents' obligation to like the coach because he "spends more time" with the team and has "superior knowledge". P.S. For all those who think I am just another benchwarmer ranting, I am the starting 3rd Baseman and 5 hitter and I have played every game of the season. And he likes me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-62944388288970171462008-05-03T10:49:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:49:00.000-07:00How about the situation where there are 3 kids sta...How about the situation where there are 3 kids starting on the team that are hitting in the low 200's and they are still playing? Heck, my son could easily do that but he has only received 2 at bats all season and has waited his turn and continues to wait his turn to prove himself as a Sophomore on the Varsity team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-74671803133626317662008-04-30T22:52:00.000-07:002008-04-30T22:52:00.000-07:00We are dealing with that on our team as well. The ...We are dealing with that on our team as well. The kids are fine I think, but the parents are putting all these negative comments into their heads and their kids hear the criticisim and they become crictical too. Parents need to just stay out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-19466156820923060782008-04-30T10:08:00.000-07:002008-04-30T10:08:00.000-07:00listen to this one. My son who now is now playing ...listen to this one. My son who now is now playing pro ball in the minors was being criticized by a group of parents on his high school team for geeting too much playing time and getting all the breaks. They thought my son who was leading teh team in just about every offensive category was getting preferential treatment ovr their sons who didin't play and therefore theor sons were getting shafted. When i told them my son and my wife and i don't feel the same way about teh coaches as they do, they said: "yeah, that's easy ofr you to say, your son gets all teh playing time"<BR/><BR/>As if he didn't work his butt of to earn it. I hate parents like that. They just don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-58063454280118331152008-04-30T09:31:00.000-07:002008-04-30T09:31:00.000-07:00Why do parents like this have to ruin it for the r...Why do parents like this have to ruin it for the rest of us. I read your web site every day. and a few weeks back, you had an article on travel ball players vs. rec ball players on a high school team. I bet that the parents complaining have sons that play rec ball and the players starting played travel ball. Liek you said in that previous article, rec ball players have a false sense of security...more competitive high school ball is a huge wake up call for them. When they fail, they give up. The travel ball player..when he fails, he works harder. I've seen this scenario hundreds of times with all four of my kids, 3 boys and one girl that all played travel baseball and softball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-47247422543808524312008-04-30T08:34:00.000-07:002008-04-30T08:34:00.000-07:00Oh My. You guys really laid it on the line. Can't ...Oh My. You guys really laid it on the line. Can't argue with a thing you said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-13588911107886572282008-04-30T08:13:00.000-07:002008-04-30T08:13:00.000-07:00Just got your e-mail and read this. I can't tell y...Just got your e-mail and read this. I can't tell you how much this rings tru. I think I am going to hand this article out before evry season Great Job Guys! Great web site too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-81942422577120753342008-04-30T08:04:00.000-07:002008-04-30T08:04:00.000-07:00Thanks for sending me the link to your site. This ...Thanks for sending me the link to your site. This is one of the most sensible articles I have seen on this subject. I feel like sending it to all of the parents of the guys that sit on the bench. But I can't...administration rules...I just hope your web site is popular enough that they see this themselves. Keep up the Good Work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321849828013388405.post-13589139157472375432008-04-30T00:14:00.000-07:002008-04-30T00:14:00.000-07:00Have you been at our games? This sounds so much li...Have you been at our games? This sounds so much like the bunch of whiners on our baseball team. And every single whiner has a kid that sits the bench. I have to sit elsewhere away from the stands it gets so bad. I'm not sure why they even come to the game if they are so miserable. I love our team and my son loves his coaches. These parents are just a bunch of overprotective, unrealistic and in my opinion, know the least about the game of baseball than anyone.<BR/><BR/>Great article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com