between a rock and a hard place

I think we need a wee bit more info.  What's the "c" team?  Middle School?  How many on each roster?

c team is freshmen-12 players I think-there were 40 guys for 3 teams

 

Sounds like the c team is actually a freshmen team. Many schools I know are st up like this. 

How many kids are in the program? Do they have enough kids to have cuts? Is the kid who has never played ball before a good athlete?

And which team is your son on?  Why would you not stick around and play?  Are you saying the players are all bad?  Do you feel like your son did not get put on the right team?

No the kid is not a good athlete.  My son is on c team. Not only my son but a couple of others also should have been jv. I suppose we only go by age-not talent

 

At the Freshman level, I would suggest everyone defaults to the "c" team.  Give them a year of seasoning.  As the season progresses, maybe changes are made for the "studs."

 

Since this is HS, I would sit back and relax.  Let your kid represent his HS.  I completely understand that it may be hard to watch the games, but work thru it. 

 

My kid's freshman basketball team is brutal.  Watching it makes your eyes bleed.  But the kids enjoy representing the school and being part of something.  They go out to dinner after games and hang out with each other.  The losses are quickly forgotten. 

 

If only 40 came out for three teams, that works out to about 13-14 for each team on average.  I guess they didn't really have to make "cuts".  Just had to decide who goes on what team. 

 

Until last year, our school system only had JV and Varsity and usually had 50-60 at tryouts.  Considering each team would only have about 15 or so on the final roster, at least 25-30 were going home by the end of tryouts.  They've since added a MS team so 8th graders can no longer tryout for JV - only the MS team.

 

Sit back and relax.  The coach may have felt your son (and others) may need a year of seasoning.  Maybe its his policy that all freshmen are on the "c" team.  Did any freshmen make the JV squad?

No freshmen on JV-no matter how talented-

I vote for suck it up and maintain a good attitude.

 

Your son can put up with anything for three months. 

 

He can still work on his skills. It's a great opportunity to work on grinding and leadership.

 

Summer travel ball will be here before you know it, and he'll be glad he played with his school buddies.

Thanks!!!!

 

Is your son a freshman?  

Are there any freshman that made varsity this year? 

It could be that the coach needed some skilled players on the c-team to help with pitching.  Also maybe your son will be brought up to JV or even Varsity as the season progresses. 

 

There are always things to be learned from any situation.  I found that I learned a lot my son's freshman year as well.  I had a very wise boss tell me once that he was watching how I performed in boring, mundane situations as much as on high pressure, intense projects.  I have repeated this advice to my kids many times.  

Yes, he is a freshman. No freshmen on Jv or V.. I just know how hard it is when he feels he doesn't have a chance to play up to his potential

Perfect opportunity for the boy to start growing into a man and figure it out on his own. Pat your son on the rear, give him encouragement, go to his games, and enjoy the next four years, regardless which team he plays on. It will go by in a flash 

 

My son played a full year on a Frosh team and had a great time, some kids were moved up ahead of him and he just cheered them on. The next year he started on V and did so for three years. If your son has the talent it will show eventually and the coaches will place him where he best fits. In the end it means little which team he is on, he will be playing HS baseball. 

just curious: do you believe the varsity coach cares about winning?

 

this isn't a snarky question. it's a serious one.

 

Have him play and tell him to make the most of it. Trust me my son's team has been quite terrible. He was on Varsity from freshman year and it was still terrible every year.  So terrible we had a bases clearing bunt.....more than once. Even so my son has managed to enjoy playing with his friends and playing for his school. It goes by fast, summer comes before you know it. Enjoy it.

I know the coach is about winning! I think his hands may be tied...

 

       
       
Not sure it is good that losses are taken so well these days.  Of course I don't want kids to beat themselves up over it but at my school I am afraid they have come to expect it and accept it.  Sometimes when you are with a group that is so bad and uncommitted I think it is best left behind.  Don't know if this describes the OP team or not.  If the kids are giving everything and are serious about the game stick with them if not get out.  My experience has been that bad players are seldom giving a full effort.  No need to be loyal to your classmates when they are not serious about the game that you love.

Godzilla:  If the Coach is serious about winning, and your kid made the team, WHY would you even consider pulling him off the team?  Unless you're saying you have the choice of going to another school and another team with better coaching, better facilities etc., do you really think NOT playing at all is better than "lowering" yourself to let your son play lowly Freshman ball?

 

I just don't get people some time!  Your son has proven exactly NOTHING at the high school level. Let him make the team, beat the heck out of the ball, play great "D" and maybe he'll move up.  But if he comes in with the perception of high school ball that you have, he will struggle every day with the gigantic chip he has on his shoulder.

 

The other thing is:  baseball, more than a lot of sports, allows you to play on a poor team, but still exert your excellence.  The team may not win a whole lot, and they may make a lot of errors.  But your son can still have a pitch by pitch battle with the Pitcher EVERY at bat, he can play great defense, he can pitch his A** off even if they're making errors behind him, and he can LEARN something about himself AND his teammates.  And maybe, just maybe, he can grow as a teammate, and he can make some of those players around him better. If he is so good that he should be on varsity and isn't, he should be able to assist some of the other Freshmen with their game.

 

jolietboy - so your answer to having teammates who are uncommitted is......quit?  Sorry, don't get that.  If it is about winning, then you STAY and do everything you can to make your teammates try harder.  If these are guys you might be playing with for 4 years, you want to do THAT!  I gues, or, just give it up and walk away for good.