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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid plays rec for soccer and basketball for years. We do not know the practice schedule till the week before and the game schedule till the week before for each season sign up. We sign up a few months in advance just praying that it does not cause schedule conflict. He has other things weekly going on like his mental therapy and other lessons unrelated to these 2 sports. [/quote]

It’s not realistic to expect a volunteer run rec league to be able to accommodate a kid’s changing or unpredictable schedule. The reason you don’t know the schedule is because 1) counties don’t finalize gym or field permits until last minute and 2) leagues are usually struggling to get enough coaches, which affects the total number of teams and thus number of kids per team.

A lot of leagues ask you to specify at least two days you can practice. They can’t realistically accommodate someone who says they can only practice on one specific day, or that they don’t know which nights they’ll be available but please put their kid on a team that will somehow work with their schedule.

If a kid gets assigned to a team that practices on a night they can’t ever attend, the league can usually move them to a different team if the request is made ASAP. If a kid’s schedule changes so much that you can’t predict when they’ll be available, a team sport is not the right fit. [/quote]

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