Alright. We haven't even played our 1st All-Star game and already I want to give up managing this team. I was asked to manage our 10 yr old all star team. At first I was hesitant because my son is one of the better players on the team. Please, I'm not making this a showcsae for my son so don't read this as such. But as I proposed the starting positions for our first game (to the other coaches) I'm getting "static" from 2 of the other 3 coaches. I believe this is because I have thier kids (both starting) coming out of the game after 3 innings and or 1 of them is not in the infield. I have 14 kids of which there are a few kids we agreed should not come out because of their bats. My son happens to be one of those kids. The other coach, who doesn't have an issue with this, has stated that my son should play every inning of every game.
We are in our District tournament and we play 6 games, but we have to win as many as we can to advance. My goal from the start was to take this team as far as we can and try to avoid a kid playing the minimum playing time (1 inning/ 1 AB). And out of the gate there's trouble in paradise. I'm having a meeting tonight with these guys and I'm going to give them a chance to speak thier minds and opinions. I have told them from the start that this is a collective effort and that if sitting my son (and a few others) is what's best for the team than I will do so.
I guess my question is has anyone out here been in a position with their son? When he's one of the better players but playing him (over others) may be seen as showcasing/favoritism. If so how'd you deal with it?
Thanks for letting me rant.
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