CaCO3Girl posted:RJM posted:As travel ball has become more relevant there are now two kinds of Legion ball. There's country club Legion ball ball and there's serious Legion ball.
If missing a practice is an issue I'm guessing this Legion team is the latter. What is serious Legion ball? It's high school level baseball. What would happen if a high school baseball player told his coach he was going to miss time for spring vacation with his parents? At our high school a player asked. The coach told him he could go. Just be sure to turn in your uniform before you leave town.
Coaches should be respected on and off the field, but they should not abuse the power they have over these kids. if they want to give penalties like bear crawls after practice, or water boy for the next home game, maybe raking the field by themselves... that's all fine, but what you wrote here is just an abuse of power, that's not coaching.
The coach is committed to being there. Why shouldn't the players? What would you think of a coach who told the players, "Be prepared to win Monday after vacation. I'll see you then. I'm headed to Cancun for a week of sun and fun?"
What ever happened to commitment and sacrifice? No one is forcing anyone to play for a team. With choices come responsibilities.