Soccer snacks- stupid vent edition.

[Anonymous]

Those siblings at the game are sitting through be game eating a snack bc their parents need to keep them entertained. If it’s a problem on your kids team you as the adult are able to hand out the snack. First give it to players and if there are leftovers then give to whoever wants them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t even know where to post this but I’ll put it here since it’s a general issue. Parents, The snacks are for the players, not for siblings! I always bring extras but for the past couple weeks I’ve seen players end up with no snacks because everybody’s siblings takes one. Parents shouldn’t have to bring three or four times the amount of snacks so siblings can have some as well. I’m happy to share leftovers with siblings, but not first dibs!

I usually hold the snacks and hand them out to the players as they come up, asking siblings to wait.

Not everyone is from here, and not everyone played soccer as a child. I am not sure that the concept of “first dibs” is as obvious as it seems to those of us who grew up with it.

I think it obvious to all but maybe toddlers that the snacks are for the players. It's fine to hand out extras to siblings and truly, I don't mind that at all. It saves me from dragging extras back to the car, but I agree there shouldn't be an expectation to bring snacks for players + numerous siblings.

Some of the teams in our club do "halftime snacks" and you'll see moms run onto the field with grapes and orange slices. I was on a team one year when that was suggested and I was grateful the idea was quickly shot down. The "halftime" snacks team still do an end of game snack because MORE SNACKS. It's just too much.

For us, snacks have stopped after U8 so it doesn't last forever!

Literally? We honestly need to make this movie. I’ve often thought DCUM Productions could be a film (or at least Twitter) juggernaut.

[Anonymous]

We don't do non-healthy snacks in our family (mom and daughter). Maybe some crudites after a sports activity on the way home to a good meal.

No way do i have money to buy (unhealthy) snacks to give to other families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I think soccer snacks are stupid in the first place, but I agree with you on this.

I think soccer is stupid.

I think baseball is stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's always that ONE family that thinks it's so cute to coordinate a snack schedule. Because we're all not busy enough as it is. And then having to bring for all the siblings is ridiculous. Parents should be telling siblings "no snacks unless you played". Period.

How about everyone brings their own?!! Honestly, I usually just don't sign up for the snack schedule. I don't care if the parents judge me. It's just too much of a hassle.

Too much of a hassle to buy a multi pack of goldfish and some juice boxes. You must be a peach.

[Anonymous]

I thought orange slices at halftime were the norm. My brother played rec and travel soccer in the 1980s on Long Island, and that was always a thing. Just at halftime, nothing at the end of the game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's always that ONE family that thinks it's so cute to coordinate a snack schedule. Because we're all not busy enough as it is. And then having to bring for all the siblings is ridiculous. Parents should be telling siblings "no snacks unless you played". Period.

How about everyone brings their own?!! Honestly, I usually just don't sign up for the snack schedule. I don't care if the parents judge me. It's just too much of a hassle.

Too much of a hassle to buy a multi pack of goldfish and some juice boxes. You must be a peach.

Right!?! Omg, I added a 24 pack of goldfish to my Instacart order. Where is my medal?

[Anonymous]

It’s not even an issue about buying an extra package of snacks and drinks. It is about the entitlement parents feel that they are a little precious snowflakes can help themselves before the players.

[Anonymous]

If siblings try to get snacks, I always tell them to wait for the players first and then they can have any remaining snacks. I definitely don't specifically purchase extras for sibs- some families are large (one year, we had a family with 7 kids) and you never know which siblings will show up at games anyway. But if there's a box of 16 items and there are only 12 players, then the leftovers are up for grabs.

[Anonymous]

This is more of that “parents can’t say no” mentality.

“Susie, that snack is for your sister and the other teammates. Here is your snack I brought from home.” The end.

If Susie cries, so be it. It’s not hard people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is more of that “parents can’t say no” mentality.

“Susie, that snack is for your sister and the other teammates. Here is your snack I brought from home.” The end.

If Susie cries, so be it. It’s not hard people.

Is it soft people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not even an issue about buying an extra package of snacks and drinks. It is about the entitlement parents feel that they are a little precious snowflakes can help themselves before the players.

I've been a sports parent for a long time and have literally never seen a sibling served before a player.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought orange slices at halftime were the norm. My brother played rec and travel soccer in the 1980s on Long Island, and that was always a thing. Just at halftime, nothing at the end of the game.

I'm from NJ, and back then this was how our town league did things, as well. One parent brought orange slices, another a thermos of water and cups, and it was a halftime snack for the team. My kid played one season of soccer here in VA about ten years ago, and it was all about the post-game snack which was usually granola bars, goldfish, etc. I didn't think it was necessary but it was no big deal to buy something once during the season, and the kids had fun hanging out after the game. I definitely didn't let my younger kid eat the team snack, I brought her something from home.

[Anonymous]

When I was a kid, all of the parents took turn bringing coolers of grape soda and sliced fruit. Sometimes we'd all meet up at a Dairy Queen.

I would love to do that for my kid, but I worry that my fellow parents' heads would literally explode at the mere sight of soda.

But back to the point--OP, if you don't to bring extras, then don't. You might run out early, but the world will not end. They are just snacks. Worry about something else.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t read the whole thread, but I passed the snacks out, and if it wasn’t a player asking, I politely said NO, they were for players only.