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Very much disagree with this "commitment" concept in rec where you have to have be 100% attendance or you can't sign up.  Obviously your mileage may vary, but I've had a kid in multiple competitive sports along with a rec sport and the number of conflicts was fairly low, and if the kid missed 1-3 rec games in a season, I'm not gonna sweat it, and that's more playing time for the other kids.  [/quote]

there is a big difference between 100% attendance and knowingly signing up for two team sports that have the same game days.  Joining any team should be seen as a commitment.  It hurts the rest of the team when a kid doesn't show up- if just one kid is missing sure its more playing time, but if multiple kids have that attitude, you can easily end up in a situation where you are struggling to not forfeit, or playing with 1 sub.  Its rough on kids.  We have been part of rec teams where 1/2 the team had a very casual attitude towards both games and practice.  It can get very frustrating.  Also, rec sports like flag football and soccer often only have 6-8 games in the season- if you miss 3 you have missed 1/2 the season.[/quote]

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