https://www.vspdirect.com/softball/welcome?utm_source=softball&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=partners

 
SIGN IN:   Password     »Sign up

Message board   »Message Board home    »Sign-in or register to get started

Online now: 1 member: TABLE SETTER 11; 43 anonymous
Change topic:

Discussion: "team "player

Posted Discussion
Jan. 10, 2018
curty
Men's 60
187 posts
"team "player
wondering how many teams acquire a player for 1 or possibly 2 seasons, with age not being a factor. Seems like a lot of guys switch teams on a regular basis, while in my younger years our teams stayed together more. I realize that some players move due to skill level, location, injury & personal issues out side the game- not talking about them. Seems like players have lost team mentality in favor of greener pastures on a more frequent basis these days. I don't consider these as good teammates. Any thoughts?
Jan. 10, 2018
swing for the fences
Men's 50
1224 posts
Curty, to many factors in Senior softball... if your team ages up you usually have a few that can't come with the team due to younger age so they need a new team for a year or so..

another factor could be Money, they might get a better deal than your team can offer.

another factor is the travel.. if your team is located in the same area.

all of these factors hit my team this year..

Now as far as good team player.. I tend to judge all my players in my dugout based on how they are in my dugout and playing field.. I expect any player in my dugout to be part of the solution and not part of a problem. I find I find out more about the character of any player when things are not going good either with themselfs or the team.

I prefer the player that fights thru and doesn't bring down others or his team. prefer the player that doesn't take his bad at bat to the field!

So, that being said, I sure everyone would like to keep good players and good guys on your team for life, but things happen.. We lost a bunch of Great players this season because of our teams Age up and a full ride offer from another team.. I still think they are good teammates based on how they fought all year to be the best team we could be.
Jan. 10, 2018
Bigcat55
10 posts
Well said swing. Good luck this year.
Jan. 11, 2018
Jethro
Men's 60
60 posts
Great answer there swing for the fences....
Dug out attitude is huge to me. I can put up with a lot of things, but I choose not to at this age and time. We seniors are fortunate to still be alive and still playing.
Sign-in to reply or add to a discussion or post your own message and start a new discussion. If you don't have a message board account, please register for a free nickname. It will only take a moment.
Senior Softball-USA
Email: info@SeniorSoftball.com
Phone: (916) 326-5303
Fax: (916) 326-5304
9823 Old Winery Place, Suite 12
Sacramento, CA 95827
Senior Softball-USA is dedicated to informing and uniting the Senior Softball Players of America and the World. Senior Softball-USA sanctions tournaments and championships, registers players, writes the rulebook, publishes Senior Softball-USA News, hosts international softball tours and promotes Senior Softball throughout the world. More than 1.5 million men and women over 40 play Senior Softball in the United States today. »SSUSA History  »Privacy policy

Follow us on Facebook

Partners