Yappi
Go Buckeyes
OK, this is somewhat of a rhetorical question. We had a parent that was upset that their daughter was the starting right fielder. He thought she should have had the right to fight for the second base position.
The reality was that she did fight for the second base position and that position is still up for grabs. She was OK there but did not compare favorably to the two other girls playing there. His daughter won the right field position and starts there every game. We are at the 12U level and the amount of balls hit to RF is about equal to the number that are hit to second.
It kills me when parents think a position isn't "important". Makes it even worse when that parent influences the player to think that outfield isn't important. Just watching the games should have been enough for this parent to understand how important outfield is to a team but this parent couldn't get past what they saw in t-ball and coach pitch to realize the game changes as they get older.
The reality was that she did fight for the second base position and that position is still up for grabs. She was OK there but did not compare favorably to the two other girls playing there. His daughter won the right field position and starts there every game. We are at the 12U level and the amount of balls hit to RF is about equal to the number that are hit to second.
It kills me when parents think a position isn't "important". Makes it even worse when that parent influences the player to think that outfield isn't important. Just watching the games should have been enough for this parent to understand how important outfield is to a team but this parent couldn't get past what they saw in t-ball and coach pitch to realize the game changes as they get older.