cabbagedad posted:meads posted:JCG posted:+1.
Parents do not talk to coaches about playing time. Ever.
I agree with you here, except at the parent meeting the head coach did say that they have a 24 hour rule regarding games and questions and they were fine with questions and I get the playing time ( I don't have an issue with that at all), I don't understand the no at bats.
I will get my son to talk with the coaches first. I really don't want to get involved but it is eating at me.
Meads, not to pile on but to add to what I already said... maybe this will better help you visualize...
Just this last year, four of my players graduated from our HS program and went on to play in college. Two of them are already playing and contributing as college true freshmen (albeit not without the constant fight for PT). The other two have more talent. But they also have parents that always tried to "clear the path" and do too much to help their kids, even into HS. Those two are struggling with figuring things out on their own. One quit and moved back home (his parents once came and complained to me about him not being a 2-way, despite him and the team clearly being better off with him as a PO - developed an average talent into league pitcher of the year). The other is struggling to make the necessary adjustments at that level and not knowing how to, and not being self-driven enough to "fix it". Mom is freaking out, even though this is exactly what I told her would happen for the last four years as she continued to try to do everything for him. Each year, as we saw our players move on to the next level, I could quite accurately predict their likely level of success and, so often, it could be traced back to earlier parent interaction.
How you approach this from here on out will have an impact.
Thank you. That is helpful advice.