My son finally is able to play for his J.C. team after knee surgery and redshirting last year.
Here's where I need the advice.
Son was recruited as a catcher and choose the school he is at after talking to several others. Unable to catch last year because of healing, He worked out as a pitcher and now is a a late reliever or closer. He throws in high 80's with a good slider/cutter and an o.k. change up.
The head coach has never seen him catch, but, the asst. coach did when he was injured and put the call in to the head coach to recruit him. This last summer he pitched and caught 3 games. He was able to throw out 3 runners and only had 1 base stolen off him and no passed balls. Several members of his J.C. team were on his summer team with him and all thought he should be catching. His J.C. team has 5 catchers on the roster but only 3 are playing, the other 2 are DH's. None of the catchers have very good arms and only 1 has made a throw in the air to 2nd base in the 5 games (3 inter squad and 2 season games) I've been at and no runners have been thrown out. Yesterday three parents came up to me and asked why he wasn't catching and a coach from one of other J.C. we played also asked. My son made all league because of his defensive skills. I didn't answer the question because I didn't want it to get back to the head coach and just said he was working on his pitching.
My son gets frustrated when he see's the other catchers and has been working to help them improve before and after practice.
I know that he really misses catching and most likely will do some next summer.
My question is should he ask the coach to let him do some work at catching or just let it be. He doesn't want the coach to get upset with him and I don't want to approach the coach because I have always felt that it should be up to my son to deal with it.
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