Number of travel teams

I hate this discussion

EVERY SITUATION IS DIFFERENT. To just say, don't put your daughter on a team with a daddy coach it 100% assinine. I am sorry, but that is like saying don't put your daughter on a team that wear's white.

In 99% of the cases, if it were not for a dedicated Dad, the team would not exist. What you have to do is to investigate the team, ask around and have some sense about it.

They need to look and see how many coaches Daddy's daughters are in college.

With an increase in the number of teams, means an increase in the number of girls playing. (you have to have more players to have more teams) With girls involved in softball (or any sport) they are less likely to do drugs, get pregnant, do bad in school or be a problem to the parents. (statistical proven fact, not my opinion) So how could more teams be bad???

Ty

 

Readdy Ball

There is a difference in Daddy Ball and having your DD on the team that you coach. Put your best 9 on the field and see what happens. My DD has played on a Daddy Ball team as well as team that had a good coach with his DD on it. In the younger years (10u,12u, may be even 14u)it may be ok, but if your DD wants to go play at the next level more than likely Daddy is not going to be able to go and coach her.

 

I agree with Treck on the subject of Daddy Ball.

I've seen the lengths some Dads go to to provide opportunities for their DDs to play. I've seen Dads actually pay for some players to play who wouldn't otherwise have been able to afford it.

The Dads I know have been harder on their DDs than on their teammates. I've also witnessed them being unintentionally unfair to their DDs (and sometimes to the team) trying not to be a "Daddy Ball" Dad. And to me that's a whole lot worse!

But how about the Dads who might not have even been a coach if their DDs hadn't been such standout athletes? What would you call that? Daughter Ball?

Very few times have I heard a Dad whose DD is not as skilled as they would like admit it. Most of the time it's the coach who doesn't recognize his DD's skill level, according to the Dad. But, hey, what's wrong with believing in your kid?

 

I can agree with dads taking on new teams. IF it is for the reason of allowing the opportunity to play and for players to get better. Not to put the coaches daughter in a position he feels she should be playing. My daughter is on a team in which a coach has a daughter for a pitcher yet my daughter gets pitching time. Fair pitching time. I can honestly say that so far, this team puts the players in a position to make them better and win at the same time. Does winning always happen? No. But my daughter grows in skills and the love of the game in which I can no way complain about.

 

I agree with your statements Treck. What I dont like seeing are coaches who are starting teams and bringing girls in for the sake of making his daughter look better along with not teaching girls to get better. If someone wants to create a team, great. But do it with the intent of making the girls continue to love the game, get better and win.

 

I find it odd that a lot of people talk about "daddy ball" coaches when in atleast 90% of the games I watch there is atleast one "daddy" coaching from the stands (especially in high school ball)........What's the difference, if your not going to let the coach do his/her job then you are no different than a "daddy ball" coach.

And not all coaches that have a kid on the team play "daddy ball". I know it happens, I've seen it, but not all do it. Some players get less, some get more, and some are treated equal.

 

good and bad

There are good and bad in everything, but I just don't like being all clumped in together and being guilty by association on this subject. I'll bet if you asked Rodney's players or even my players if they had a problem being on the team coached by a Daddy of one of the players and they would say No.

BUT there are some bad apples.

 

This thread was not meant for the intent of calling anyone out. It was just to see if there was a thought into why some people, not all coaches, think that the solution is to start a new team when their daughter is not playing in the spot they think they should or that she is not getting enough playing time. Not meant to hurt any ones feelings.