High School vs Travel Ball - my kids aint thinkin

Majority of older gals TB teams don't get fired up till after HS ball is over anyway. I would say they need at least 1 day off a week .

 

This is why I don't allow or want, guess I really can't stop them from playing TB during HS season. IF you are going to practice TB then do it on a SUnday. We may get together a couple of times, but it will be hitting stations and soft BP off of me. NO way I'm risking getting a player hurt for TB that plays HS and ruin someone elses season..

Give them the same punishment you would for anyone that misses practice

 

Hey cheese

Know what you mean. As I stated in an earlier post, I had a player ask if she could skip my practice (during the week) to go to hitting practice for her TB coach. Gonna state an opinion I have, could be wrong, and I certainly don't think ALL are this way, but here goes...

A family pays quite a bit of money for their dd to play TB. ( A figure I have heard for one team is ~$2,000.00) Now if the dd doesn't go to all the practices and show loyalty for TB over HS, will she still get to play? Did the parents just throw away a large sum? After all, if the HS coach benches someone for not coming to practice, didn't cost much, if a TB coach benches for same thing, could be quite a large loss.

As I also stated in an earlier post, TB helps HS. I have a lot of repect for the time and dedication most TB coaches put in. I just feel there is a pretty big opportunity for a TB coach to hold a player and their parents hostage during the HS season. That being said, I also said that I encourage my girls to play TB. I just want them to do it during the TB season.

 

I have avoided this conflict so far with our new high school coach. I gave her our TB schedule in order to plan in advance. We had events planned for the school team, but with the postponment of scrimmage games at BC that pushed everything back a week. Now on Mar.1 we have to be in two places at the same time. My DD said she would gladly sit out a game or run extra if needed, but has already committed to play TB for that weekend and can't go back on her word. The coach understood and excused her from the function without any extra work or penalty because she told her before tryouts what was happening. It is only a "parents day" and not a practice.

 

Why would a HS Coach allow any TB play or practice during HS season? As far as I know it is not allowed in any respectable baseball program. Dont go out for the HS team if you cannot make it your priority. I'm sure there are other players who may have been cut that would love the opportunity. Pick one or the other.

 

Wow...I gotta tell ya, the softball community is much, much different than baseball. Showcase teams would never dare think of interfering with the HS season. The player would get booted off the team and the college coaches would strike that name off their radar.

That situation is so unthinkable, I couldn't give you an unbiased opinion for the repercussions of missing a HS's mandatory practice. Short of death in the family, it just doesn't happen.

 

My TB Team comes 2nd to HS

I will start having practices with my TB on Saturdays in about 2 weeks, but I tell all my players that their HS season comes first. I don't make it mandatory, but expect them to be there if there is no HS practice that day. If their coach forbids them to practice, as I would if I were a HS coach, then there is nothing I can or will do about it. They are not mine until their HS season ends. Plain and simple. Our practices are mainly to work on plays, and let the girls get a feel for each other on the field. The girls are practicing 5-6 days a week with their HS teams, so they should be getting more of a workout with them than I can do in one day.

 

We have a new coach at our school, but not new to coaching. She believes that TB makes her job easier and incourages our girls to play to strengthen their game. Her TB coach says to go to high school functions 1st, then his team. I'm afraid if she asked my DD to choose she may not like the answer given.****keep in mind, we never have a strong team and had 4 freshman make varsity****It is what it is, take what you get. She gets more out of TB than high school because our school team thinks it's "play time" and are not as serious as her TB team.