The Roster Is Posted
Like it was for many teams across the state, Thursday was cut day for The Girls soccer team. She doesn’t drive (obviously) so I was the one who drive to school and checked the roster. She did not make varsity as she had hoped but she did make the reserve “A” team. She wasn’t “on the bubble” like many of her friends but I am still glad that the try out period is over and the team can get on with the rest of the season.
Even though she’s only a freshman, The Girl is a bit disappointed that she couldn’t claim a varsity position; especially since she thinks that she is better than some of the girls who did make it. I tried to explain to her that its not just about how well you play as an individual; but it’s also about how well you play with the rest of the team and that she’s only been working with high school players for a short time. Still, for probably the first time in her life, her athletic ability wasn’t enough to overcome her inexperience.
I agree with her assessment about being “better” that some of the varsity players; but, unlike her, I can also see how she’ll benefit from playing every minute of every game verses the intermittent playing time that she would probably have with the varsity.
I did see some of the girls who didn’t make the team when I was reviewing the roster. It was kind of sad seeing their long faces. I know that it gets like this once you reach high school but it was still sad.
P.S I case you are wondering, The Boy will be the #1 runner on his cross country team this fall.
Congradulations to both of them. Both achieved exceptionally well.
You must be proud of them both – congralutions to The Boy and The Girl on their achievements.
Ms SD
Monty: We’re used to them doing well in sports but we still make sure to let them know that we are proud of them.
Ms SD: we are. The Boy has come along way in cross country in a year. And even though she’s now playing at a higher level, The Girl’s still the playmaker. Thing come to her so easily sometimes that she doesn’t realize how big of a feat it is.
Field hockey was no-cut my daughter’s freshman year. But she didn’t even make JV her sophomore year after going to this camp and that. (Of course, the coach’s daughter made it.) Yes, she was devastated and yes I wrote a letter to the coach, but in the end, she excelled in lacrosse. And this summer for the third year, she coached lacrosse and field hockey at a rich girls’ camp in Maine. Take that, field hockey coach beotch! I know you know this, but she needs to know this will all work out. Look up on the internet all the professional athletes who didn’t make their high school sports teams. She’s a winner for trying!
High school is a difficult adjustment. Many of the girls who are used to being the best are suddenly thrown in with a bunch of other #1 girls. And there’s a bigger age difference. So it’s harder to compete. There are a lot of good girls on her team so they will be pretty good but they will be younger than a lot of their competition. She’s a step below varsity which is much better than being two steps below or not on a team at all but she doesn’t see it that way. It’s just something that wanted to achieve and couldn’t to her.