What about Karma?

Way back when I coached tb, my main objective was to treat all my players fairly. Of course my dd played for me, but trust me, she will tell you that I showed her no mercy when it came to playing time. While we didn't always win all the tourneys we should have...we won our fair share. Most importantly all the girls and parents were happy....good karma!!!
Contrast that with HS coach, who has favorites...has a huge ego...wins plenty of games....but behind the scenes parents and players are scratching their heads as to why he plays who he plays. Does he have pets? Or is he ignorant of his bench sitters ability?.....Bad Karma!!!!!
You know that BAD KARMA will bite you sooner or later......

 

nice post

I also believe in Karma. Many, many times I would sit back and ask myself if it was God's plan to do what was happening. If I act up in front of the girls that shows them it's ok to do it. Treat everyone fairly, even when things don't work out the way you want it to. Action-Reaction! What goes around comes around. In the past if we had a player decide to move on, I would refund a portion of their money as a measure of good faith and no hard feelings. I always felt that if the team kept the money, we would start to lose more games or something bad would happen. This has always worked for the best and we have gained more friends than enemies. I have even had parents say that the move was not the best thing they did and want to come back. I feel like the Craze Gold 14u dissolved last fall as a result to bad Karma. Two of the coaches still talk on a regular basis and feel like our daughters are where they need to be in this stage of their life. Karma and playing favorites will come back to get you.

 

to all hs coaches

if my post has you feeling a little uneasy....there may be hope for you after all.....play your best people....stop playing mind games with them....couldn't hurt!

 

who ????

Who did Karma play for?? Is she any good ???----just kidding---LOL

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SBALLFAN50

AMEN, Right On, Couldn't agree more, No truer words have ever been typed!
You may not have to answer in this world, but you will have to answer in the next!
The kid you treat like crap today, may be the nurse that is in charge of wiping you of crap in the future!
Just remember you might come back as that kid in the next life!
You know who this post applies to!

 

girls looking for a athletic ride

I'd also like to add that just because a girl states that she wants to play college ball shouldn't automatically start, unless she is actually the best for that position.
Ray Chandler saw my dd play a couple of years ago. We talked about her chances of playing college ball. He thought she had an exellent chance to move up, but he said "Do not let softball choose the school your daughter wants to attend." We thought about that ,and decided that the school that was exellent in the field she was interested in..a D1 school.. probably would be a very long shot for softball. So we decided that playing for the HS team would be for "fun." Looking back now I wish we hadn't made it known that she wasn't seeking a softball ride because I think the "ride seekers" got preferential treatment.

 

Karma

I too believe that Karma will come back to bite you sooner or later...There are many fine hs coaches in this state but too many of them also bow to parental pressures. Too often you have teams with talent but you also have a few spots saved for the "pilar's of the community's" daughters...no matter the talent, desire or whatever. I lived my dreams thru my own playing days, these parents obviously didn't have their dreams fulfilled and are now trying to thru their own DD's no matter what the cost. I witnessed it first hand with my own DD, it hurt me to see her hurt (some didn't even have to come to a formal tryout and made the team) and I hated to see her never wanting to play a sport again that she had loved since tee ball days. These same parents also tried to rule the coach of another sport my DD played at this school, but he's old school and didn't bow to them, he also left as he didn't have to put up with it...program is starting to already show signs of problems. My own DD transferred to a new school(not for sports as others at her school had done). Not much of a softball program (she didn't transfer for this and didn't plan to ever play again but was encouraged by the players to come out) but no pressure or craziness. The school does have a strong tradition of winning many conference, reg and state titles in other sports...and believe that they have more girls with college (D1 and D2) athletic scholarships this year then my DD's old school. What can we do about these coaches that challenge Karma...put up with it, transfer to other schools or as a society not put up with it. I really feel more sorry for the poor DD's of the pilars...the real world doesn't care who your Daddy is...Sorry for the sermon...just think it's a part of society at some schools for the coaches to do this...but Karma has a strong bite...oh, just for the record...my DD was not the only one at her former school that was cut or benched for lesser players (and not just the softball team) and she's not the only one to transfer to other schools...

 

Pay it forward....

On the subject of Karma, a former player of mine is looking for a team. She has great supportive parents and a wonderful attitude.


Helping a friend/former player

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I know this may not be the place, but a former player of mine needs to find a team. She is looking for a 14u ready to move up or a young 16u team. She lives in Iredell county and has gone as far as Huntersville(Craze) for practice. She can play middle infield as well as outfield. She bats LEFT and can bunt or slap. Has good speed and is a really hard worker. I must add that her family is very, very loyal to her team. She has a great attitude about the game as well as life.

PM me if you may know of someone and I will give you her information.
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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

 

Karma is...maybe not great...but point made...when these parents that think they're kid is so great and can't figure out why she's not starting over another girl...then gets in the game, proceeds to make a couple errors and strikes out looking a few times...against a weak team/pitcher.