Erin

Posted on 5/19/09

Your daughter definitely needs to make the coach aware of the
situation. The coach is then aware of this behavior and can
identify it when it happens. The coach can also ask your
daughter's teammates about the incidents. This girl does not
have to "like" your daughter, but should still respect her as
a teammate. As a varsity coach for 10 years, I want to be
aware of problems that could affect my team and its players.

On 4/22/09, Deb wrote:
> My daughter is a very good athlete. She is in 10th grade
> and it's her second year on the varsity lacrosse team.
> Last year she split the position with one of the older
> girls. This year she is playing the full game and the
> other girl was switched to defense. The other girl isn't
> very good. She has been very nasty to my daughter,
> blaming her for everything. She blames my daughter for
> not getting back on defense quickly enough, even though
> it's obvious my daughter is running full speed, and when
> she misses simple passes from my daughter the blame game
> continues. My daughter truly is the better player. I'm
> not being biased. My daughter came home from the game
> today crying because this girl is constantly yelling at
> her on the field. If my daughter responds, the other
> girl's best friend jumps in. My question is do we
> encourage her to go to the coach or is this the type of
> thing varsity coaches don't want to deal with. My husband
> witnessed an incident today which was totally the other
> girls fault. This girl is making my daughter miserable.
> Other girls have agreed that she is nasty to my daughter,
> but unfortunately nobody is bold enough to step up.
> Should my daughter put her in her place, ignore her or try
> to involve the coach. Please help me help her.

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