Considering making a sign up genius for sports snacks? Is your kid older than 1st grade? Then DON'T

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree, but if you really want this to change, you need to nut up, “reply all” when the SignUpGenius link comes around, and make your case.

Is your money where your mouth is?

Freaking doubt it.

"Nut up"? I'm sure the OP who will jump all over advice from someone that sounds painfully immature.

[Anonymous]

What happened to parents alternating brining a giant vat of orange wedges? That is all we ever got for team snack as a kid. I’d be on board with that- no litter and heathy. Well assuming all the peels get into the garbage- but biodegradable so no harm.

Otherwise- agree. No team snack

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. I’m a coach and parents requested the snack sign up genius AND it filled up right away. I could personally care less, but if your panties are in a bunch bc of a sign up genius (that is totally optional btw) or because you may feel obligated to bring some veggie straws one time during the fall season, I would suggest some Xanax.

The coach is the person that can actually stop this! I have had a coach say no to the mom who wanted to start a signup, and that was that.

Also, if you are so randomly rude, I question whether you are fit to be a coach.

You aren’t the only parent. If a group of the parents are enjoying it, why would the coach stop it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always loved bringing team snacks. I think it helps builds cohesiveness and team spirit. It encourages all parents to be involved. And it’s fun for the kids.

Another problem parent above. Why do you need “involved parents” if the involvement is catering? Can you not build team spirit without food? Can the kids not have fun without food?

The idea that fun is not possible without snacks is a factor in the obesity epidemic.

It’s not the athletes getting obese. If you don’t want to participate, don’t sign up or speak to the other parents directly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always loved bringing team snacks. I think it helps builds cohesiveness and team spirit. It encourages all parents to be involved. And it’s fun for the kids.

Another problem parent above. Why do you need “involved parents” if the involvement is catering? Can you not build team spirit without food? Can the kids not have fun without food?

The idea that fun is not possible without snacks is a factor in the obesity epidemic.

It’s not the athletes getting obese. If you don’t want to participate, don’t sign up or speak to the other parents directly.

The athletes, as they participate in this culture of constant snacking, absolutely do get obese sometimes. Especially in the off season, or if they quit the sport, etc. Or even if not!! The girls on the high school soccer team are easily 20lbheavier than the girls on my own high school soccer team 25 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always loved bringing team snacks. I think it helps builds cohesiveness and team spirit. It encourages all parents to be involved. And it’s fun for the kids.

Another problem parent above. Why do you need “involved parents” if the involvement is catering? Can you not build team spirit without food? Can the kids not have fun without food?

The idea that fun is not possible without snacks is a factor in the obesity epidemic.

It’s not the athletes getting obese. If you don’t want to participate, don’t sign up or speak to the other parents directly.

Or perhaps you could stop presuming that it’s fine to hand out junk food to a bunch of other people’s kids just because *you* are ok with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a bizarre thing to complain about.

I coach a rec sports team and do a sign up genius for snacks. But we only need 8 parents to volunteer per season, out of 15 families. And the spots are taken within a day, so clearly there are parents who don't mind bringing something. Also most parents on our team bring pretzels or pirates booty - not exactly super healthy, but not pure sugar. And if there were a kid on our team with an allergy, we would definitely accommodate (in fact, on another kid's team, there is a gluten allergy, so parents bring gluten free snacks).

Seriously, if it's too much for you, don't volunteer to bring something.

It’s not just about volunteering to bring snacks. I don’t want my kid having a snack after his game. It guarantees he won’t eat his next meal. We also try to avoid crap like Gatorade and Capri Sun but I’m not going to prevent him from eating/drinking the junk if the rest of his teammates have it in front of him.

Kids don’t need constant snacks. Our junk food culture is why we have such an obesity problem.

Oh geez, you don't even need to complain then. Tell your kid he's not allowed to have a snack. Sometimes the simplest solution is looking you right in the eye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a bizarre thing to complain about.

I coach a rec sports team and do a sign up genius for snacks. But we only need 8 parents to volunteer per season, out of 15 families. And the spots are taken within a day, so clearly there are parents who don't mind bringing something. Also most parents on our team bring pretzels or pirates booty - not exactly super healthy, but not pure sugar. And if there were a kid on our team with an allergy, we would definitely accommodate (in fact, on another kid's team, there is a gluten allergy, so parents bring gluten free snacks).

Seriously, if it's too much for you, don't volunteer to bring something.

It’s not just about volunteering to bring snacks. I don’t want my kid having a snack after his game. It guarantees he won’t eat his next meal. We also try to avoid crap like Gatorade and Capri Sun but I’m not going to prevent him from eating/drinking the junk if the rest of his teammates have it in front of him.

Kids don’t need constant snacks. Our junk food culture is why we have such an obesity problem.

Oh geez, you don't even need to complain then. Tell your kid he's not allowed to have a snack. Sometimes the simplest solution is looking you right in the eye.

No, quit feeding him. No kid should have to turn down snacks multiple times a day. Either you and your family are overweight and don’t recognize it as unhealthy, or you have no trouble being naturally thin and have no empathy for people who have a hard time not eating or turning down sugar, etc.

[Anonymous]

It’s no big deal. Just tell your kid no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always loved bringing team snacks. I think it helps builds cohesiveness and team spirit. It encourages all parents to be involved. And it’s fun for the kids.

Another problem parent above. Why do you need “involved parents” if the involvement is catering? Can you not build team spirit without food? Can the kids not have fun without food?

The idea that fun is not possible without snacks is a factor in the obesity epidemic.

It’s not the athletes getting obese. If you don’t want to participate, don’t sign up or speak to the other parents directly.

Or perhaps you could stop presuming that it’s fine to hand out junk food to a bunch of other people’s kids just because *you* are ok with it.

No one defended junk food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a bizarre thing to complain about.

I coach a rec sports team and do a sign up genius for snacks. But we only need 8 parents to volunteer per season, out of 15 families. And the spots are taken within a day, so clearly there are parents who don't mind bringing something. Also most parents on our team bring pretzels or pirates booty - not exactly super healthy, but not pure sugar. And if there were a kid on our team with an allergy, we would definitely accommodate (in fact, on another kid's team, there is a gluten allergy, so parents bring gluten free snacks).

Seriously, if it's too much for you, don't volunteer to bring something.

It’s not just about volunteering to bring snacks. I don’t want my kid having a snack after his game. It guarantees he won’t eat his next meal. We also try to avoid crap like Gatorade and Capri Sun but I’m not going to prevent him from eating/drinking the junk if the rest of his teammates have it in front of him.

Kids don’t need constant snacks. Our junk food culture is why we have such an obesity problem.

Oh geez, you don't even need to complain then. Tell your kid he's not allowed to have a snack. Sometimes the simplest solution is looking you right in the eye.

No, quit feeding him. No kid should have to turn down snacks multiple times a day. Either you and your family are overweight and don’t recognize it as unhealthy, or you have no trouble being naturally thin and have no empathy for people who have a hard time not eating or turning down sugar, etc.

DP You can not sign up on the sign up genius and tell your kid not to eat.

I will sign up if it’s offered and I’ll also have my child eat.

You do you, I’ll do me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a bizarre thing to complain about.

I coach a rec sports team and do a sign up genius for snacks. But we only need 8 parents to volunteer per season, out of 15 families. And the spots are taken within a day, so clearly there are parents who don't mind bringing something. Also most parents on our team bring pretzels or pirates booty - not exactly super healthy, but not pure sugar. And if there were a kid on our team with an allergy, we would definitely accommodate (in fact, on another kid's team, there is a gluten allergy, so parents bring gluten free snacks).

Seriously, if it's too much for you, don't volunteer to bring something.

It’s not just about volunteering to bring snacks. I don’t want my kid having a snack after his game. It guarantees he won’t eat his next meal. We also try to avoid crap like Gatorade and Capri Sun but I’m not going to prevent him from eating/drinking the junk if the rest of his teammates have it in front of him.

Kids don’t need constant snacks. Our junk food culture is why we have such an obesity problem.

Oh geez, you don't even need to complain then. Tell your kid he's not allowed to have a snack. Sometimes the simplest solution is looking you right in the eye.

No, quit feeding him. No kid should have to turn down snacks multiple times a day. Either you and your family are overweight and don’t recognize it as unhealthy, or you have no trouble being naturally thin and have no empathy for people who have a hard time not eating or turning down sugar, etc.

I understand parenting your child the way you see fit which means if you don't allow snacks, you can tell your child not to eat snacks. I think that would be more trouble than it's worth though. Having a bag of goldfish after sweating and running for an hour doesn't ruin my son's appetite or make him fat. Therefore, I allow it. I have a friend who doesn't allow snacks other than fruits and veggies. Her kids are trained to decline offers of anything else.

I get your point that it's hard to make your child follow rules that exclude him from the group. But it's simpler to control your kids than to control the whole team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a bizarre thing to complain about.

I coach a rec sports team and do a sign up genius for snacks. But we only need 8 parents to volunteer per season, out of 15 families. And the spots are taken within a day, so clearly there are parents who don't mind bringing something. Also most parents on our team bring pretzels or pirates booty - not exactly super healthy, but not pure sugar. And if there were a kid on our team with an allergy, we would definitely accommodate (in fact, on another kid's team, there is a gluten allergy, so parents bring gluten free snacks).

Seriously, if it's too much for you, don't volunteer to bring something.

It’s not just about volunteering to bring snacks. I don’t want my kid having a snack after his game. It guarantees he won’t eat his next meal. We also try to avoid crap like Gatorade and Capri Sun but I’m not going to prevent him from eating/drinking the junk if the rest of his teammates have it in front of him.

Kids don’t need constant snacks. Our junk food culture is why we have such an obesity problem.

Oh geez, you don't even need to complain then. Tell your kid he's not allowed to have a snack. Sometimes the simplest solution is looking you right in the eye.

No, quit feeding him. No kid should have to turn down snacks multiple times a day. Either you and your family are overweight and don’t recognize it as unhealthy, or you have no trouble being naturally thin and have no empathy for people who have a hard time not eating or turning down sugar, etc.

I understand parenting your child the way you see fit which means if you don't allow snacks, you can tell your child not to eat snacks. I think that would be more trouble than it's worth though. Having a bag of goldfish after sweating and running for an hour doesn't ruin my son's appetite or make him fat. Therefore, I allow it. I have a friend who doesn't allow snacks other than fruits and veggies. Her kids are trained to decline offers of anything else.

I get your point that it's hard to make your child follow rules that exclude him from the group. But it's simpler to control your kids than to control the whole team.

Here’s the thing: Everybody can just bring their own snacks.

You bringing snacks for the team is “controlling the team”! How can you not see that?!

Why do some of you insist on feeding other people’s kids when it has nothing to do with the sport they signed up for?

[Anonymous]

When did this even start? I played lots of sports as a team, and no one brought snacks.

[Anonymous]

NP. I agree, it’s awful. Luckily once your kid gets good, they get into travel teams where this is looked down upon. Not surprisingly the kids of the parents who insist on snacks are never the once who get good.