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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my older son’s first coaches said “If you’re not early, you’re late.” He was eager to play and just starting out and insisted on being the first to the field every time after. Sometimes he was and sometimes he wasn’t but he got the message loud and clear and was always at least a little early. His younger brother learned from him. In our first year of travel soccer he always demanded to arrive 15 min early. We turned down carpools with parents who had a track record of always running behind. Many teams later we have learned that some coaches are more punctual than others. We always start off arriving 15 min early. If we see the coach routinely shows just before practice, we come closer to the start time. He is only late if we have a school event or medical appointment in which case we give the coach a heads up. In those cases, the coach is absolutely fine with it. There were 2 boys on his current team who were routinely late last year. He was very frustrated with them and made them run laps when they arrived. If you’re really concerned, speak to the coach. I am home during the day but I even I sometimes struggle with scheduling because I might have 2 kids practicing at the same time in 2 different places. It’s rare to know the practice schedule when you commit and coaches know this. [b]Just be proactive rather than being routinely late without warning.[/b] [/quote]

Yes.  We had players that don't even give a heads-up that they will miss a practice-which happened often.  And, often, there were players we were still checking on game availability the day prior.  If we knew they would be missing games/tournaments--we could have borrowed players from another team  Sigh.  So glad we don't have team managers and there is a '3 strikes' rule at present place.

Everyone is understanding of family emergencies.  We had a severe medical one where the last thing you are thinking (as it should be) rushing to a loved one at the hospital is a kid's soccer practice.  But, again, extraordinary circumstances.[/quote]

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