Weird situation. Any ideas?

You can only dress a max of 33, so there'd need to be at least one not dressed.  Maybe if he wasn't planning on using him he's doing it so the other kid isn't the only one?  Seems like a weird reason...but who knows.  I guess if it's me, I'd be asking the PC, instead of the HC.  In most cases, the PC is telling the HC which pitchers are ready to go for each game.   My son always had a lot better relationship with the PC than the HC.   Maybe have him run it by him and see what he says.

Buckeye 2015 posted:

You can only dress a max of 33, so there'd need to be at least one not dressed.  Maybe if he wasn't planning on using him he's doing it so the other kid isn't the only one?  Seems like a weird reason...but who knows.  I guess if it's me, I'd be asking the PC, instead of the HC.  In most cases, the PC is telling the HC which pitchers are ready to go for each game.   My son always had a lot better relationship with the PC than the HC.   Maybe have him run it by him and see what he says.

The HC is also the PC. I thought it was 35. Either way, he's actually only dressing 30 because one guy is injured and another is academically ineligible. He had a 35th, but he was academically ineligible and a RS-Sr, so had no more eligibility anyway and was just dropped.

Who knows...... HC/PC did not give much of an answer... it's a long season... just keep plowing... it will turn

I'm pretty sure he has 5 semesters to play college ball and if he graduated early he could just enroll in grad school or pick up a second major. Redshirting could be an option. 

If your head is spinning, imagine what is going through your son's mind?  I would stress being cool.  The season is young, he's a freshman and maybe going through a tired arm period.  Although I can imagine what you're going through, it's a four year journey, don't get all stressed he's not dressing early on.  Work on being a good teammate and getting that velo back up.  The coaches will take notice. 

OK. HC called me today. As I suspected might be the case, I wasn't getting the straight story from my son. I can't get into details, but let's say the problem wasn't baseball related so much as it was academic. Nothing too bad, but enough to piss the coaching staff off.

And to be clear I did NOT contact the coach. 

Great answer, maybe not for you and your son, but it shows you the coach cares about your kid and will communicate with you.  Now the fun part of you communicating with your son.  Got to love a coach who cares about the total package and not just what can this kid do for my program.

good luck.

roothog66 posted:

And to be clear I did NOT contact the coach. 

Root, Well done! handled a very difficult situation like a pro!

roothog66 posted:

And to be clear I did NOT contact the coach. 

Hmmmm.....interesting, if it wasn't anything real serious, it makes you wonder if the HC happens to read these forums?   I've never heard of a HC calling a parent about a "nothing too bad" academic issue.  Guess maybe we all need to start being a little more careful? 

My son's HC or AC was good at reaching out to us when it involved our son.  Never grades but a few other times in his four years.  I think maybe the coach was just wanting to let the parent know why his son was not playing.  But you may be right.  There are a lot of lurkers here who read things but I really can't imagine a HC reading this in the middle of the season but maybe a friend or acquaintance.

I've thought several times when parents were trashing coaches or organizations or schools that it would be hard to believe that someone connected was not reading.

I could see a coach reaching out for something minor academic if there’s a concern it could continue and become more of an issue. I believe this is more likely than playing CYA with a parent.

A local HS Hockey coaching legend(former long time NHL'er)starts out each year by giving the parents his cell number, and says, "Give me a call anytime if your son is having troubles at school, or otherwise.  I'm here to listen, and to help. Just don't talk to me about hockey, or I'll hang up on you and block your number.")

Without knowing more about the situation, it seems like  the coach has your son's best interests in mind.

Buckeye 2015 posted:

roothog66 posted:

And to be clear I did NOT contact the coach. 

Hmmmm.....interesting, if it wasn't anything real serious, it makes you wonder if the HC happens to read these forums?   I've never heard of a HC calling a parent about a "nothing too bad" academic issue.  Guess maybe we all need to start being a little more careful? 

Having been a college coach at the D1 level I can assure you this is the case. Every level of college is represented here... It's not just parents and the occasional ambitious player. 

57special posted:

A local HS Hockey coaching legend(former long time NHL'er)starts out each year by giving the parents his cell number, and says, "Give me a call anytime if your son is having troubles at school, or otherwise.  I'm here to listen, and to help. Just don't talk to me about hockey, or I'll hang up on you and block your number.")

 

Without knowing more about the situation, it seems like  the coach has your son's best interests in mind.

"If you want to meet to talk about your son's playing time, bring his jersey with you."

Good to hear that it is nothing serious, and that the coach took the time to reach out to you.  And good to hear that you did not contact the coach.

My son is just a high school sophomore, but I am steadfastly resolved to only contact coaches to say "thank you" at the end of seasons, or to talk about any injury/health concerns.