required "dues" for MCPS sports team?

[Anonymous]

I was a team parent manager for soccer at a W school. The previous manager and the coach did the picking. And hard to say no if you want your kid on the team (which was hard to get on). We had a team fee and also had dinners but the dinners (post game) were provided by parent volunteers and not everyone signed up. Usually chipotle.

Most of the team fee went to the coaches gift at the end of the season. We had limited other expenses. Yes, I ran it through my personal account, which was super annoying. I kept a running log of how much money in checking was team money. At the end of the season there was an accounting provided to the next manager.

For hardship families that just meant we collected less and the coaches gift was less. That might explain why a PP noted the coach was pressuring kids. As the team parent I didn’t care at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That’s less than $15 per meal. It’s not bad. We don’t do that but parents each take a turn bringing dinner and you can’t bring home cooked food. It costs more than $150 to host. I’d be happy to contribute $150 and have someone else do the work.

If you don’t want to do it, call the coach or the athletic director. But then someone else will be stuck paying for your daughter. And, if you actually can afford it, your daughter may be embarrassed.

It’s only $15 if there are only ten games. And where do you get food for less than $15? I mean with tax and delivery fee, it’s gotta be money re than that for Chipotle’s.

$15 a meal is $$$, especially when you are doing bulk meals.

Tell your kid to order double meat and qauc then you will be north of $15 and making money.

I'm guessing you never passed and econ class. Or even home ec/FACS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s less than $15 per meal. It’s not bad. We don’t do that but parents each take a turn bringing dinner and you can’t bring home cooked food. It costs more than $150 to host. I’d be happy to contribute $150 and have someone else do the work.

If you don’t want to do it, call the coach or the athletic director. But then someone else will be stuck paying for your daughter. And, if you actually can afford it, your daughter may be embarrassed.

It’s only $15 if there are only ten games. And where do you get food for less than $15? I mean with tax and delivery fee, it’s gotta be money re than that for Chipotle’s.

$15 a meal is $$$, especially when you are doing bulk meals.

Tell your kid to order double meat and qauc then you will be north of $15 and making money.

I'm guessing you never passed and econ class. Or even home ec/FACS.

If you think a parent should automatically get $15 a meal for every meal and the meal costs $8-10 this poster is right. Load it up. And we never order delivery and if they are getting that many meals they should order catering and pick it up. Or cheaper a few pizzas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a team parent manager for soccer at a W school. The previous manager and the coach did the picking. And hard to say no if you want your kid on the team (which was hard to get on). We had a team fee and also had dinners but the dinners (post game) were provided by parent volunteers and not everyone signed up. Usually chipotle.

Most of the team fee went to the coaches gift at the end of the season. We had limited other expenses. Yes, I ran it through my personal account, which was super annoying. I kept a running log of how much money in checking was team money. At the end of the season there was an accounting provided to the next manager.

For hardship families that just meant we collected less and the coaches gift was less. That might explain why a PP noted the coach was pressuring kids. As the team parent I didn’t care at all.

You at least tried to be accountable. The other parent was not and their priority was their kid if you noticed only seniors got stuff at the end of the season all parents had to pay for. Of that was the team I know it was a hot mess and kids are not going back next year. It was all about the seniors and the other students did not feel welcome and were not treated well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Our licensed teacher supported this for the free stuff she got out of it. They also violated rules by using an app parents were not allowed on as their form of communication. Principal does not care. All money should go through the pta or booster clubs or school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Our licensed teacher supported this for the free stuff she got out of it. They also violated rules by using an app parents were not allowed on as their form of communication. Principal does not care. All money should go through the pta or booster clubs or school.

Wow that’s awful. Was the teacher receiving money from the app or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches *should* get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Fixed that for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Our licensed teacher supported this for the free stuff she got out of it. They also violated rules by using an app parents were not allowed on as their form of communication. Principal does not care. All money should go through the pta or booster clubs or school.

Wow that’s awful. Was the teacher receiving money from the app or something?

No, free stuff by insisting in using asleep a specific overpriced company. The app is because they don’t want parents involved.

[Anonymous]

My MCPS kid’s cross country team has parents take turns volunteering to host pasta parties the night before a meet and other parents sign up to bring sides or dessert or whatever. No money involved for the season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches *should* get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Fixed that for you.

This is correct. Many if the "teachers" who coach are really coaches who found the lowest effort teaching jobs, like paraeducators so that they could coach. There are few coaches who are dedicated teachers but just took up the coaching job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Our licensed teacher supported this for the free stuff she got out of it. They also violated rules by using an app parents were not allowed on as their form of communication. Principal does not care. All money should go through the pta or booster clubs or school.

Wow that’s awful. Was the teacher receiving money from the app or something?

No, but they were getting free stuff from the vendors for the clothing. The app was to avoid communicating with parents and they made it clear parents were not welcome on it (we monitored it of course).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches *should* get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Fixed that for you.

This is correct. Many if the "teachers" who coach are really coaches who found the lowest effort teaching jobs, like paraeducators so that they could coach. There are few coaches who are dedicated teachers but just took up the coaching job

Dedicated is subjective. None of them are para's. We will not be putting our kids in these teachers classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have dues this year also. I wonder if we're at the same school. Our team dinners are at the same time each week (unrelated to games) so my kid can't even go to them because they have another commitment. It's truly absurd but we paid for the benefit of the team. I do appreciate that they're aiming to reimburse people though.

I saw that a coach called out kids in a team chat who hadn't paid yet. Said to contact the team parents if they had financial need. We don't have a lot of kids with financial need but I am sure there are some. That's really awful. People need more training about this stuff.

Gross. I would report that to the AD and principal.

+1000

The coaches who aren’t licensed teachers are a huge problem. No training on how to work with kids, often huge jerks who are in it for some sort of personal gain (or because they are narcissists).

The teacher coaches *should* get it and also understand all the rules about funds etc.

Fixed that for you.

This is correct. Many if the "teachers" who coach are really coaches who found the lowest effort teaching jobs, like paraeducators so that they could coach. There are few coaches who are dedicated teachers but just took up the coaching job

Dedicated is subjective. None of them are para's. We will not be putting our kids in these teachers classes.

Our boys' basketball team coach is our building services manager. Certainly not a para!