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| W84IT |
Posted - 04/26/2013 : 14:21:42
My son and our family are enduring one of the worst sports seasons we have ever had in 11U travel ball. Not only is our won/lost percentage a paltry .230, our practices are sporadic and unorganized. What are some well coached AA/AAA teams in the Cobb/Cherokee area? Only two months until the World Series and we've made it through the season. |
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| Kmk72 |
Posted - 06/04/2013 : 12:59:27
I would be looking for a coach that coaches more for "fundamentals" than winning at all costs. At 11U kids are still learning the game. Yes you play to win but not at the expense of kids not learning the game.
My pet peeve at the 11U level is I have seen kids throwing curveball after curveball and I shutter each time. |
| AA17Dad |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 15:51:58
Find out when 6-4-3 is having try-outs and get him there. Best all around baseball program I have seen in Georgia. |
| NucoachJT |
Posted - 06/02/2013 : 03:29:43
You have to understand there a million ways to be good and a million ways to be bad. If you have an option of placing you player on a team ask him what would be the best style of coaching this season. My team last year is completly different then this year. Players skills are less developed and more kids need lots of basic skills. What did I change? I'm in a younger division so first thing positive only feed back. Second we played in tournaments last season, this season it will be extra practice etc....
The main reason I started coaching, I have 2 son's with-in a year of each other. My older son is up an age level and his coach is, night and day from last. And I understand this will be the hardest but do not disrespect are question his coach in front of him. My wife started to do that and I made her stop. When kids see adults they know they need to follow there lead but when a kids hears a parent disrespecting his coach, now insteed of following orders he thinks he can quetion them. |
| nastycurve |
Posted - 05/07/2013 : 10:34:03
Another option is to start a team. Are there a couple more parents who are unhappy on your team? Any possible coaching options in addition to you? Managing a team is not that difficult and if you have a couple people who are willing to work the boys out on the field then you should be good to go. If you start your own team, you can be the type of coach/manager that you are trying to find. Make a post here, I'm sure there are plenty of people who want to be part of a team with good coaching. |
| Card6 |
Posted - 05/07/2013 : 09:26:02
Easy way to find issues with a coach is to pull up USSSA rosters from year to year. Do they have a large turnover? Is it a revolving door for players? Are they always looking for players. Every coach has a reputation. What is theirs. Dont find out the hard way. Look at the coaching staff and watch a practice. Do they have enough coaches to run a top notch practice? You need to start looking for next year now. |
| RACGOFAR |
Posted - 05/06/2013 : 16:26:23
When you look for a team next year, do you homework on the coaches of teams that you are interested in. The travel ball community in an age group is really not that big. You should ask around about the coach and past teams and how things are handled. I doubt it will take too much effort to find somebody within your network of baseball contacts to find folks who know about the coach. If you can't find anybody, ask the coach for the names of player parents that were not on the team last year and are not coming back and the names of player parents who are coming back. Talk to them and you will be surprised at what they tell you.
Lastly, don't be hot boxed into joining a team until you have done all of your due diligence and had all your questions answered. Generally, if a team is really interested in your son, they will let you know right away, which might mean an instant invite, or another workout session. Everybody wants to lock up good players quickly because frankly, its hard to find good players and especially harder to improve your roster and move up a classification. If they really want your son, they will give you an open time period to accept the invite, and will tell you when that window is closing. If a team gives you an ultimatum, don't panic about it. There will be plenty of teams in need of a good player and lots of good players find a team in the fall or later. |
| W84IT |
Posted - 05/04/2013 : 10:49:19
Our situation is one of broken promises and coaches who need anger management classes, which has resulted in half of the team quitting. However, it's still my son's team, he likes all of his teammates, and he is having some fun. We will definitely finish the season, but look for another team come fall. The "grass is always greener" scenario is exactly what we're trying to avoid. I am actually looking more for thoughts from other parents on specific programs or teams. That will certainly help us next fall when we see tryouts posted. |
| nastycurve |
Posted - 04/29/2013 : 01:45:03
There are plenty of teams out there, but you need to look at the root of the problem... What team did you come from? Where there issues there? Are you new to travel? Was what you were promised different from what you are receiving? Once you figure out if the problem is you and your expectations, or the actual team, you can move on to make an educated decision.
From that point figure if you will stay or leave. If you will stay the season, ask yourself what you can do to make this situation better. Can you help out in any way? Maybe throw BP to kids while others are on the field, hit fly balls, work with catchers, etc. At 11u, they are probably a relatively new travel team and all the work they can get is good for them.
Remember, the grass is greener where its watered most. |
| rippit |
Posted - 04/26/2013 : 15:50:53
They are out there, but you have to do your homework and learn to recognize the red flags.
Who is the coach? What is his background? Does he instruct? Coach to win? Is he an instructor who never actually coached tournament ball before? An ex pro or college guy doesn't necessarily know how to coach to win, but rather will lean heavy on player development. Does he have kids or kids friends on the team? Be prepared to pay more for a non dad hired coach.
Is there a designated practice field and has it been secured? Too many teams are left scrambling and can't make good on pre season promises.
Is there an arrangement in place for regular indoor and outdoor practices? Is that cost established up front?
Is there a second designated person unrelated to any player responsible for managing the team? This person manages all the off field stuff and is responsible for collecting players fees and all the scheduling, uniforms, purchases etc.
Get in writing what is being provided with the team funds and hold them to it. If you've agreed to $XXXX for ABCDEFG to be provided, and all was delivered, then great. If you feel YOU could have found helmets and bags cheaper, you still have to pay the agreed upon price because you got the goods, coaching and other services.
It's always interesting to see the two polar opposite situations. One is the stud who has parents who try to get his way paid, and the other who pays through the nose to buy a spot on a decent team for his sub par player. Money doesn't buy wins or playing time. Be careful. |
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