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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question--do parents stay and watch? I didn't so have no details like the PP.[/quote]
Lots of variation in whether parents can and do watch.

Some facilities don’t have a reasonable place to watch, especially school gyms with not much space outside the court.
 
Some clubs prefer or even have a policy that parents don’t watch. I’ve heard various reasons for why - parents distract their kid, it can create situations where parents question coaching decisions or methods, or some nebulous concept of “safety”.  I’ve always thought this seemed shady.

Some clubs have a parent culture that groups of  parents come to watch, whether practice, clinic, or whatever. I think this has as much to do with parents from a team/club who have gotten to know each other wanting to socialize as it does with actually watching their kids play.

Finally, I think there are more parents that watch their younger kids - as they get older there tends to be less parents around. [/quote]

We did the math and driving back and forth between home and practice offers no benefits. With a 30 minute commute, we would drive 2 hours to drop off, then pick up. It would make sense to do it if you pair up with another family (with one dropping off, the other picking up - and some families do just that). We are lucky that our club allows the parents to watch (at least they can see what they spend money for). A lot of other clubs (but not all) have similar policies. I was hoping to observe an MEVC summer program, but they told me that their facility doesn't have space for spectators. That was the first and the last time when we signed up for MEVC activities. [/quote]

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