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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From a parent in this situation now I hope you would talk openly about how the team is doing. It's fun to hear news even if your child is no longer on the team. I would be happy if you asked me how my child likes her new team.

There are parents who just avoid the subject altogether and that's really awkward and hurtful. When you ask how their weekend went they will demur and it will turn out they had a big tournament. Just tell me about the tournament! I will be happy if the team did well and share in your sadness if the team did not. The weirdest situation we had was when we were at a BBQ recently and the parents were talking about how they were celebrating after some game but when they noticed I was there and was confused they actually LIED and pretended they were talking about their older child's birthday party. Really strange and awkward.[/quote]

Agreed.  Having had my  unexpectedly child cut from an A team with his good friends and with great parents with whom we were friends, I agree that avoiding the subject altogether is hurtful.  Maybe I took it too seriously, but you spend so much time with these people during the season that it hurts to hear nothing from them as if you and your child did not exist.  My child may have been cut, but I still support the other kids on the team and want to hear how they are doing.

While it may be awkward at first to deal with the parents of the cut player, from my perspective, a text saying something like "it isn't the same without you guys" would be greatly appreciated.  The other parent can take it from there.  Personally, I appreciate when the A team parents ask how my child is doing and we still keep in touch with parents from various teams that our kids have played on. Even if a coach didn't want my child, I still want his friends to succeed!!

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