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Post by Drew on May 3, 2016 1:10:20 GMT
Sports moms - do you believe in this old saying? Think middle and high school.
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Post by littlemama on May 3, 2016 1:12:09 GMT
I don't know what would constitute a "rookie" in middle school or high school sports. Less experienced players do tend to sit, but if they are really good, they end up playing.
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Post by Outspoken on May 3, 2016 1:29:55 GMT
My DS is a freshman. He plays baseball. He started in about half the games, was subbed Into a couple and was a courtesy runner another handful of times. He probably didn't appear at all in a total of 6 games.
My son totally believes that "riding the pine" is a right of passage. While he didn't like sitting, he seemed to believe it was normal.
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Post by freecharlie on May 3, 2016 2:24:12 GMT
Often our freshmen are either on the bench or on jv or c team. There have been kids who are good enough for varsity as freshmen. In fact, one of ours was all state this year.
I do know that they try to put all seniors on varsity if possible, but we ate a super competitive school.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2016 3:03:33 GMT
This is why my son always wanted to be on the "b" team.
He was always playing.
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Post by leslie132 on May 3, 2016 11:27:14 GMT
I think that is a true statement. Our son (who was 10 at the time) had been playing on a tournament team for 3 years. He swapped teams, and he had to prove himself. It isn't high school level, but it is still something that happens in the game. Luckily for us it was a short ride on the bench. Now he may sit one inning every 3 games. Every year we talk about it being a chance to prove himself and show the coaches what he can do.
But I do think it's normal to sit out until you've shown your game!
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Post by janeliz on May 3, 2016 12:54:17 GMT
I don't know what would constitute a "rookie" in middle school or high school sports. Less experienced players do tend to sit, but if they are really good, they end up playing.  If I were a middle school or high school coach, I wouldn't sit out any player who could help our team get a win. Brand new to the team or not. |
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Post by debmast on May 3, 2016 13:01:21 GMT
My daughter is a Freshman soccer player. She started on JVA and after two games got moved to Varsity, and got a good amount of play time. Her coach doesn't play by grade level but by skill level.
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Post by Outspoken on May 3, 2016 13:21:13 GMT
I don't know what would constitute a "rookie" in middle school or high school sports. Less experienced players do tend to sit, but if they are really good, they end up playing. If I were a middle school or high school coach, I wouldn't sit out any player who could help our team get a win. Brand new to the team or not. In our high school, we have 20 on varsity and 20 on JV. Our JV is freshmen/sophomores. Riding the pine is not only about earning your spot, but also about how you support your team when it's "not all about you". Our coaches are grooming the JV players for a varsity role. Some never make the cut. If you don't sit on the bench with as much fire as you play, then you aren't who they are looking for as a team member. My my son has played travel baseball since he was 8. He never sat unless he pitched. Then he gets to sit one inning after he is done pitching if there is more game left to play. So, sitting was new to him, but something he came to value and appreciate. For our JV team, it isn't always about the scoreboard win, but the "locker room" win (attitude). The growing pains weren't always fun! |
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Post by valleyview on May 3, 2016 14:19:05 GMT
Well,when my boys were in hs soccer, the team wanted rookies on the pine, but the coach wanted good play. Huge family crisis when younger ds scored his first goal in the first game of the season before his brother had a chance. Luckily, older ds did score regularly for the rest of the season.
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