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College coach problems

Hi everyone, I used to browse this forum when my son was looking at colleges.  I never posted, but found a wealth of good information here which I was always grateful for.  But now I need some advice. My son wound up at a competitive D3 school.  He’s a RHP in his sophomore year, but still has 4 years of eligibility.  Last year he missed the whole season due to a torn UCL.  His arm is now healthy and he was able to play this summer in a tough college league and had a good season.  He is in the second week of school and fall ball practice.  It’s not going well.  He’s pitching well, his arm is strong, but last night he told us the coach is sucking the fun out of the game for him (and many of the other players). He said he is rude to him, won’t  watch his bullpens (walks away), won’t say hi to him when he passes him on campus.  And then last Saturday, my son was catching for another pitcher - he threw a wild one, my son missed it, and coach said you’re done for the day, get out of here.” And not in a pleasant way.  It’s apparently causing him a lot of anxiety (he even choked up talking to us... I haven’t seen him cry since he was 10).  I’m torn between empathizing with him and telling him to suck it up.  I should add... when we were going on campus tours, I walked away from meeting this guy thinking “he’s a jerk.”  He has zero personality and was actually rude.  Other parents have told me they feel the same way about him.  My son loved the school though, so despite our reservations, he selected it.  And I naively had visions of this coach changing... taking him under his wing and being a mentor to him both on and off the field.  That’s definitely not happening.  What advice do I give him?  My greatest fear is that he’ll have regrets if he quits.  He has lived for baseball since he was 5.  I told him to give it a year and then decide.  I’m not sure he’ll last that long though. Attachment.png

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