Where's the line?

I have an eleven year old that loves the game as do her parents.Question is, where is the line between pushing her to get the most out of playing and to be the best she can be and still have fun being a kid? I don't want to push too hard and drive her away, but I enjoy working with her and the time we get to share before she is all grown up. We just went from rec to tournament and are so looking foward to the season starting.

I've been a reader for a while and know there are many parents out there that have been on this merry-go-round. Any advice from parents and older players especially to help me walk this line is greatly appreciated!


LTG

 

There's the answer...have fun. Point out what she is doing well. There will be plenty of time later when she can get serious and you can get her serious training. But for now, the most important thing is to teach her fundamentals and to ensure she has fun. I never like to see a young person grow to dislike playing sports because of the demands we place on them.

The times of sharing with your DD goes too quickly. Allow her to remember these times as great memories. She will thank you for it later.

 

Have fun

Braves hit it on the head!!!! As long as she is having fun, she will continue to play and get better. It has been my experience that when girls get between the ages of 12 - 14, the ones that really love it stay with it, and the rest have something else they have found they like better. Never push her to play! If she truly loves the game, she will keep playing. Then you can really get serious about her training.

 

Enjoy the time you have make it as fun as possible she will eventually begin to become her own person and no matter what you do she will start making her own decissions and have more choices in life so for the time being go with her desire and drive and hope what ever life brings you have gave her experiences to take her to th top of whatever she strives for Just Have Fun and dont get rapped up in the whos who of tb

 

I ask the same question when my dd was that age and I was told by her pitching coach that she will let you know when it's too much, as long as she wants to practice the I would practice, if it starts not being fun for her you'll know jmo

 

Provide the opportunity for......

......a DD to have FUN while learning way more than the game on the field! ......How? No easy secret to success, whatever success means, but I can tell you this my TBR brother, remember, you are her dad, not her best friend. there is a difference. You be the grown up, and study all of the options for her to help you make the best decision you can at a certain time, and let her be a kid, to plow her own field. Pushing a kid is THE RIGHT thing to do in one situation or another, AND IS THE Wrong thing to do sometime as well. * not to get emotions going here, but just remember, that when she does not do what you think is her best, SHE feels as bad or worse than you do!!!* Last but not least, HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR KID, AND THEY'LL HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES. Whew!....That'll be $200.00 consultation fee.....in cash. lol.