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blackandblue
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Good perspective. At this point it’s just our curiosity that makes it weird.
We’re just really curious about what she is going to say.
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I posted last week that my daughter was cut from the HS volleyball team.
blackandblue
Aug 13, 12:00am
Sounds like she realized that she mis-handled your daughter's situation - and likely feels some guilt about not having
lightmann
Aug 13, 12:09am
It’s throwing us all for a loop. It’s hard not to wonder and get hopes up with
blackandblue
Aug 13, 12:13am
However she could offer to be a practice player.
Dr MoBYU
Aug 13, 6:04am
Most sports are at least 2/3 the time at practice.
ImuaKahuku
Aug 13, 6:20am
or a manager
LeonMarek
Aug 13, 6:24am
Definitely odd and very much a roller coaster for her emotions. If the coach is
palangi
Aug 13, 12:12am
Have you ever heard of a HS coach changing their mind a week after tryouts?
blackandblue
Aug 13, 12:15am
Some girls could have quit or she wants a team manager?
BYUheaven
Aug 13, 12:19am
My guess is manager/injury reserve
RealSimsShadY
Aug 13, 12:21am
If it’s team manager, that is just cruel.
blackandblue
Aug 13, 12:22am
Hard pass…move on with her new hobbies. Sounds like she was getting into
kansascougar
Aug 13, 6:12am
Some kids would love that. Some wouldn't. You'd just need to help your
fattycoug
Aug 13, 9:43am
I had a friend in HS that would try out every year
RiseUp
Aug 13, 7:37am
I haven’t, that’s why would temper expectations
palangi
Aug 13, 8:13am
I guess I don't understand why it's so bizarre
fattycoug
Aug 13, 9:47am
The timing. One week later and late at night
palangi
Aug 13, 10:22am
I don't find the week later that bizarre. The late night is a bit uncomfortable
fattycoug
Aug 13, 11:07am
Seems odd the texts all come so late at night. Coach have a drinking problem?
Turd Ferguson
Aug 13, 12:23am
Maybe she heard your daughter had a hard time and wanted to reach out. Not sure
Malathion
Aug 13, 12:31am
And hopefully the coach isn’t a predator 🙂
Malathion
Aug 13, 12:35am
She’s a nice lady. I don’t think there is anything malicious with this. Possibly
blackandblue
Aug 13, 12:38am
Here are my thoughts.
YSMACK
Aug 13, 12:44am
As a Varsity coach myself cutting kids absolutely sucks and sometimes you
FT487
Aug 13, 1:00am
At this point, we are fine with the fact that she got cut. But this interaction
blackandblue
Aug 13, 5:53am
I hope I’m wrong, but if she were going to invite her to the team, it seems
garyfan
Aug 13, 1:15am
The VB coach told my daughter she wouldn’t play as a Sr and told her she could
DirtyWater
Aug 13, 5:17am
I suspect she just wants to give her advice for maybe next year
Dr MoBYU
Aug 13, 5:45am
I’ve seen several times the coach bringing players back later after having cut
ImuaKahuku
Aug 13, 5:54am
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RoboKayne
Aug 13, 6:03am
my wife is a varsity head coach for vb. there are 30 freshman tryin out for the
bald man
Aug 13, 6:23am
How many spots?
Dr MoBYU
Aug 13, 6:52am
12-14
bald man
Aug 13, 10:59am
My daughter was cut also from the HS volleyball team. Coach
Byufloridaguy
Aug 13, 6:26am
sounds to me like maybe other girls on the team l et her know that your daughter
inertiaman
Aug 13, 7:11am
I would not read anything into it. Just let it play out. It is a great...
Big-Q
Aug 13, 7:52am
I don’t think so. She has cried with us as her parents. But she’s handled it
blackandblue
Aug 13, 7:58am
I think you need to see this as a great move by a human that wants to
Idacoug
Aug 13, 7:20am
That's the best initial reaction. If it ends up weird deal with that later
Agaricus
Aug 13, 7:26am
Good perspective. At this point it’s just our curiosity that makes it weird.
blackandblue
Aug 13, 8:00am
Seems to me the first text is key and the coach just wants to be a good person and reach out
TADOW
Aug 13, 8:33am
My guess is that the coach has finally finished their team management piece
OGSuperfan
Aug 13, 9:14am
I think it is a good gesture (though direct late night messaging is probably
fattycoug
Aug 13, 9:41am
After reading your posts I think I can see one reason she got cut.
Bullrider
Aug 13, 9:49am
RE: After reading your posts I think I can see one reason she got cut.
BYUheaven
Aug 13, 11:03am
Ouch.
blackandblue
Aug 13, 11:48am
Is it possible the coach wants to give her tips to improve for next year?
byujacob
Aug 13, 10:50am
Possible. She’ll be a senior next year and the coach kept 14 freshman, 10 so,
blackandblue
Aug 13, 11:51am
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