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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Soccer schedules are always released right before the first game...and if it's a tournament sometimes days before.  Sigh.  Planning ahead for anything is useless.[/quote]

It isn't useless to make plans, just accept that you may miss a soccer game. Heaven forbid. But it is also kinda naive to think you'll have any soccer free weekends in the fall through Thanksgiving.

Make your plans and live with it. Give yourself permission to do so. You are the one paying after all. [/quote]

Yes. you are paying but, are you hurting the team when you miss? [/quote]

100% you are. You are paying but so are the other families. So when you dont show up its affects everyone investment in the team. Theres a difference between an injury/illness or family emergency and a planned weekend trip/event. Dont be selfish your teaching your kids that its ok to skip out on commitments in life.[/quote]

Missing a game is not the end of the world. Missing a game is not "skipping out on commitments in life" either. It is a youth soccer game, one of hundreds at the end of ones youth playing career. Perhaps demanding such absolute commitment at such a young age is being a bit selfish of the team. Wouldn't it be nice if parents were supportive of other parents by respecting the occasional absence for grandmas birthday instead of making them feel guilty with statements like "we sure will miss her/him this weekend in this pivotal NCSL game." [/quote]

Simple PLAY REC !!! if Rec is too low a level have your kid play up a yr in REC!!! Dont commit to travel if your gonna screw over the other who actually commit[/quote]

LOl! Who is getting screwed over? The sub that might get more playing time or the starter that gets to play more for the sub who isn't there?
irecovely 
You all really think a little bit highly of your team or your player to think they team will be irrevocably harmed by missing a league game. Of course, if you can schedule around a game do so, but if something needs to be planned in July then then my advice is to just book it and not worry about a as of now scheduled game. I also said to share it with the coach, perhaps the game can be deconflicted.

But it is some crazy exaggeration to act like missing one game for a family event, vacation etc. means a player should do rec. Just shove it with that attitude. A lot of people were not able to travel or get together with family over hte last year and if someone needs to miss a friggin soccer game I see no problem with it. [/quote]

Selfish people never get it. Hope your family is never on my team.[/quote]

You don't really see how you might be selfish? A game? One. Single. Game.

And I'll tell you something, my kid has missed a lot of things because of soccer. Never missed games, practices, lots of extra training. It goes by quicker than you realize and while an enjoyable experience overall if I had it to do over again I would have pulled back a notch. A soccer tournament isn't a family vacation. Youth soccer at any level is still nothing more than a extra curricular activity. I learned that I don't need to apologize to you or anyone on the team if my family wants a weekend away. The team will survive without my or your kid for a game.  [/quote]

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