Son’s HS summer season just ended, to say it was disappointing would be an understatement. He will be sophomore, and the summer team is run by the sophomore coach. Based on the number of players - the program was divided into 2 teams, the A and B team – he kept the same teams from the spring. These teams each played about 5 games with a single-elim tournament at the end. My son was a B team player, had a very good spring season where he caught most games. He got 7 at-bats in the summer season. Went 6-7 with 2 doubles and a triple, hit the ball hard, his one out on a line drive to right. All his hits were legitimate hard-hit balls, line drives to all fields.
He did not get to play in the tournament, but none of the B team position players did (except 2 where there was an injury in the A line-up).
This is not the disappointing part – actually what I am writing about is what happened after the game. My son went to the coach and asked him for some feedback on what he should work on over the winter to help his chances of making the sophomore team. Based on the answers my son received, I believe either the coach did not pay attention to anything during the summer season, does not know what he is talking about, or just did not care to take the time to think about the question. So what do we do? Personally I would like clarification from the coach on the points he mentioned to my son, but I know that contacting the coach is frowned upon.
Is it incorrect for me to want to sit down with the coach and my son to get clarification on what he was told? Or does he just ignore the advice and work on what he thinks he needs to work on to better his chances? How much stock should he take in this conversation, and how much does the summer program really mean in the grand scheme of things?
Sorry for the rambling post, but maybe some of the coaches out there can shed some light on how my son should take this advice?
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