What should I do?

Reading more of what was posted.....

Last year, my younger son's biggest disappointment was not that he was not able to play his senior year (after his shoulder surgery in September he rehabbed with the goal of playing in the spring, but he had surgery on his wrist the day of the try-outs). His biggest disappointment was that he was not allowed to be on the team, he was not allowed to be a part of the team--his teammates with whom he had played since freshman year.

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for most players their greatest sports thrill was the magic being part of something bigger than themselves. When guys leave the game they don't say they are going to miss the success, they say they are gong to miss what goes on in the locker room. The irony is that that magical "team thrill", is more treasured in the long run than any individual success.

Don't let anything taint your ability to drink in and cherish every minute.

play baseball - those are fine thoughts indeed.

What has struck me about this thread is that the best advice imho has come from players who have faced similar challenges. Sometimes we as parents may be inclined to believe our age/experience entitle us to having better ideas on any given situation. This thread has demonstrated to me that that is not always the case.

A lot of what goes on with a BB team between players and coaches is perception and chemistry, just like in every other area of human activity. Being liked and preferred by others over another individual or group is called the political knot.

Rage your description of your plight is not based upon your skills or your loyalty to your coach or the hs program...it is based upon the the fact that your coach sees that you are very amiable and cooperative type of person and so he decided that it would be okay if he put you on the back burner while he developed his next catcher...he doesn't know that you are upset about it because you have never established a warm working relationship with him where you could speak to him and offer your input.

This is a lesson that all young adults need to learn...take the time to talk to your teachers and coaches and establish a relationship with them to keep an open dialogue so your communication is based upon respectful consideration and not paternalism.

My advice to you is to respectfully discuss your situation with your coach and try to express your disappointment in a positive way. First tell him that your meeting is to avow how much you appreciate his leadership and working with you for the past four years. Use his coaching that he gave to you as the point of your discussion. Ask him if there is something in his coaching of you that he feels you are not executing properly. I bet his response will tell you the truth of the matter. He will tell you he thinks his coaching of you was excellent and you have fulfilled his teaching goals with you, but he made his decision based upon what he perceives is best for the team. That is the catchall phrase to avoid telling you the truth. But let him know that even though your main purpose is to help the team in anyway you can you feel that playing is the best way that you can help the team win. This is your last year and you want to play as much as possible. It probably won't do anything but it will let your coach know that you have expectations for the year. There is nothing wrong with you letting your coach know that you want to play as much as possible. Good luck this season.
JMO

I wanted to pull this back up. I have sent RageRoolz a PM and I'm hoping he'll return. He seems to have disappeared...

Hoping to hear how things have turned out..

Bulldog 19,....if you ever need or want to be adopted,.....just let my family know.

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Bulldog 19,....if you ever want to be adopted,.....just let my family know.

Do you pay college bills? Do you enjoy high food bills? Are you a CARDINAL fan?

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Do you pay college bills? Do you enjoy high food bills? Are you a CARDINAL fan?