MC softball coaching has room to improve

Editor:

I have a daughter who played softball last year and enjoyed the game and the experience so much that she decided to sign-up and play 10U softball this year.

How surprised she and I were to the way that the coaches taught the game this year. I know — different age group, different rules – I get that. But they did nothing to keep the girls excited about the game.

It was all for the coaches, rather than for the girls. It really is a shame that it takes two grown adults to ruin the joy and fun of the game for so many girls. So many girls came out to every practice and every game and busted their hides to do what very little that they were taught and get nothing out of the games but a “high five” — if they were lucky. 

I also think that it is pretty bad how the coaches decided who should and should not be allowed to play in the so-called All Stars! I understand that there were a lot of girls to pick from, but that really is no excuse. I think that it was rude to hand out papers for the All Stars at the last game in front of all the other girls. All that does is hurt the feelings of the ones that did not make the team. This was very poor judgment on the coaches’ part!

I played softball when I was younger and have been around ball for a long time and never have I seen such coaching as I have this year. I just hope that most of these girls get a better chance next year to come out and learn the true fun of youth sports softball!

One more thing that these so-called coaches should not forget — all of these members on the softball teams are girls, and they are supposed to be sensitive and have feelings. A question they should ask themselves: Would they want someone to talk about their daughters or hurt their daughters’ feelings? I just hope that this gets someone’s attention for next year!

Kaye Woodward
Madison County