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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get it, either. Last summer we had a HUGE family reunion over Labor Day, planned more than a year out. My cousin’s son’s league season changed and his first football game started earlier than the years prior, and they gave up hotel deposit and nonrefundable airfare, all so her son could play in his first games that weekend. He was seven. They said he “really loves football”. Ok? And? I mean, what if he was sick? What if “insert anything”. He’s SEVEN! [/quote]

Now they know.  We've always had football games on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, and the football coaches have been the least flexible and understanding about players missing games.  The last few years, we've left for a lake trip right after football, returning Monday evening. [/quote]
Serious question: What if the kid is sick?

I wish there was a way to balance family life with unexpected sports commitments, like playoffs.

I similarly don’t like my kids to miss days of school for leisure, so we aren’t one to plan vacations during school, so I empathize and relate to prioritizing aspects of life. At the same time, it’s hard to both plan summer trips AND allow your kid to play team sports in the summer. I often wonder, what if we just play hooky? Same for school mental health days. Why can’t a kid have a day off from sports? [/quote]

I don't know, OP.  With football, I vowed I would never let him play in the first place, but here we are.  He almost never misses a practice, and certainly not a game, because he loves it so much and is afraid of the coaches.  We've missed other sports for family conflicts, though.  It caused the most consternation when the kids were younger because I was unprepared as a parent for how much sports would interfere with family trips.  Now I've accepted it. [/quote]
It gives me pause whenever a child is “afraid” of a pillar of the community. I think this is a big issue. I’m not saying every coach is grooming a child, but this really toes the line, and it’s one foot in to the waters of manipulation.

My child doesn’t play sports, yet, but it would give me pause if my child said he was afraid of his coach. Am I overthinking? I feel like if this was a priest and an alter boy nobody would say “yes” to this question. I don’t remember being afraid of my little summer league coach. [/quote]

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