erinshelley21 - would it help to schedule it on a day the team IS playing? I’d have a much easier time if I was already at the ballpark. I’d happily volunteer an hour WHILE my child played once a season to not have to go up on a non-game day.
Post by erinshelley21 on May 10, 2019 13:19:24 GMT -5
2chatter no, because the parents with multiple kids in the league are using their other kids games as a reason to not work. I also think they used to do it on a game day in the past. Not sure it if it was better or worse.
Today was field day for my kiddos. DS is still in pre-k so they don’t compete. DD competed for the first year this year. She won both of her events! The 60 yard dash and the quarter mile race. Here she is about to win the quarter mile. She won by a good 10 seconds!
Awesome first swim meet of the summer season. DD2 drop almost 5 seconds in her freestyle event and looked so cute doing it!
DD1 absolutely blew this meet out of the water. Her coaches were speechless. She’s really coming into her own as a distance swimmer and we are so proud of her. She dropped over a minute today in the 500 free and swam a total of 900 competitive yards today and gave it her all in each event. So, so proud of her!! This is going to be a great season!
DD1 played 3 softball games this weekend - one on Friday night and 2 on Saturday. She did very well Fri night, but Saturday morning was a tough game. The opposing team’s pitcher was horrible so most of the game was just her walking everyone.
The second game on Saturday was in the next division up - 5th and 6th graders. DD1 is in 3rd. Some of the girls were twice her size. She struck out at her first at bat, grounded out at her second. I was so excited that she got a bat on the ball! Then her 3rd at-bat she crushed a double into center field. Then she stole 3rd on a passed ball! Sliding home was a rule - slide or you’re out - so she gave it a try. She did so well that another coach from that division asked her to stay and play a 3rd game with his team. Her confidence was through the roof! Made me smile 😊
Post by covergirl82 on May 13, 2019 11:43:07 GMT -5
DS had a little league on Friday (5/10) and played against a team with a few of his friends/teammates from his travel team. DH and I were a little worried that DS's friends' team would win by a big margin, but we couldn't go to the game because we had to go to the closing for some land we're buying. My dad took DS and texted some updates throughout the game. DS pitched a few innings and was able to strike out his friends and it ended up being a tie game, so it was all good.
Joining since DD1's sports have started in the past week. She is in coach's pitch co-ed softball and girls U8 soccer. She's had two softball games so far and is really happy about going to practice and games for this being her first year. She has been doing soccer since she was four but we started her in a new league and two of her friends on her team.
Her soccer coach is ultra competitive with this being mostly 7 year olds. She had her first game on Friday and they had 5 girls on the bench to sub in and out. The coach's daughter and one other girl (DD's friend) never subbed out. They played the entire game while the rest of the girls maybe played 50% of the time. Her friend kept raising her hand to come out and the coach wouldn't let her. Coach was screaming at them from the sidelines to score goals. The friend's family was also screaming the entire game from the sidelines - stuff like take the ball away from another teammate. We are really turned off and wondering if we should say something to the coach or if it would only hurt DD. Another parent had warned us that they previously got into it with her in softball because she is all about winning. I was going to let it go since it was only one game but DD keeps saying that her soccer coach is mean because she wouldn't let friend out to get a drink but kept taking her out. We did look at the rules and it states that the league is for learning and fun, not competitive and all girls should get equal playing time. No player may play the entire game if there are subs. So...what would you do?
Post by mustardseed2007 on May 18, 2019 17:40:43 GMT -5
mellym is there someone in the league you can complain to? It sounds like complaining TO them wouldn't do anything because they think they're doing the right thing...I hate stuff like that. Relax the F out people. Also, realize how you look to your kids and to other parents. What they are doing is OBVIOUS and obnoxious.
On the other end of the spectrum, DS just had his last game. His team really only did the bare minimum. Which is FINE because DS is not competitive. But then again...look, they didn't even pick a team name. It's hard to get excited when you can't yell "Go Tigers" or whatever. But on the bright side, for the 2nd week in a row, DS got two hits and got on base each time. So that's awesome!! Call it a win.
DD had her gymnastics showcase and was very proud of herself. However, she's getting tired of it and said she wanted to take a break. I think we may take off June and July and revisit again in August.
Besides, it'll free us up for swim lessons, which we desperately need since neither one can swim still.
Post by erinshelley21 on May 20, 2019 6:20:56 GMT -5
Two more weeks of coordinating the concession stand. This week two of the teams are coached by the same guy. Said guy is the assistant for a team that is also scheduled to work this week. Thankfully the head woman for the stands husband coaches that team. I left his wife a message (because the league did not put parent names beside the phone numbers on the roster), they acknowledged the schedule to the woman I mentioned, and then never said shit to me all weekend.
This guy is a prick too so I cant wait to call him in a couple hours and be told he needs help both nights.
Post by covergirl82 on May 20, 2019 7:22:04 GMT -5
mellym, I would try and contact someone in charge of the league. That is not ok behavior for any coach. That doesn't even make it fun for the kids and I can't imagine they learn much. I would also mention not subbing out certain players, including his daughter.
mellym - here it is equal playing time to minimum 50% per player and that’s pretty much the national standard for rec —- and many coaches take that to mean weaker players only play half the game, which isn’t the point at younger ages. We have had all flavors of coaches and our current is our favorite - he subs based on effort, so mid fielders know if they run hard for 7 minutes they get a break. And our unskilled mids have started scoring because they have playing time. You have to take some losses to develop players, and the coach you have will probably never get there. Shop coaches, unlikely saying something will do much but maybe worth a shot for this season.
Also, I have a very rec slanted perspective, and find that even some rec coaches don’t.
We decided not to say anything yet and give it another game. They had a late game this week so DH took her and I stayed home with DD2 and DD3. DH and his parents stood in the corner on the player's side of the field so he couldn't really hear the parents. Yes, they're all anti-social but that's a story for another day. DD1 played really well and coach kept her in the entire second half and I guess she was really dragging by the end. It sounds like there was a snafu and she was supposed to come out at one point but a different girl thought they called her name. Coach's daughter played the entire game again and scored 4 goals. She also only plays mid field and some of the other girls appear to be rotating positions on the field. It doesn't feel right since this is rec and it should be about learning how to play the various positions.
Softball has a completely different feel and atmosphere from the parents' end. Everyone cheers for both teams and all the kids play evenly. I couldn't even tell you who the coach's kid is to be honest.
Post by erinshelley21 on May 20, 2019 20:35:16 GMT -5
Coach for tonight's concession stand duty said he had help lined up. That was very much not the case. I went to open and was there until the person scheduled to close came. I open his next game too. I'll leave him to struggle on Wednesday. Only because about an hour after he told me he had help, one of the women said she just got the text about working TODAY and her kid is on his team.