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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I could have written this post OP. I’m concerned about it as well and I think it depends on the soccer coach as to how understanding they will be. A baseball teammate of my son’s who is a year older did travel soccer all season and they were not very forgiving about missing anything. He was probably at half our baseball games and never attended a practice so I don’t see that he missed all that much soccer.

I gusss we will just see how it goes.[/quote]

I don't care how good of an athlete the kid is or how rec the baseball team is, that is utterly unfair to the kids who are making the baseball team a priority

The soccer kid who misses all the practices should be the bench warmer who gets the one required at bat only, with even the weakest player getting more at bats and fielding rotations than him.[/quote]

At 8 years old nothing needs to be a "priority". The only priority is to your child not a team. Let them play both without unnecessary pressure of worrying about the team. They should be more focused on learning and being exposed to as many different sports and opportunities as possible without fear of retribution. [/quote]

You are wrong.

If every other kid is there for practices, including the kids that are not very good, why should a kid who has not attended a single practice get to jump in with the same playing time?

That is unfair, even if the baseball team is very recreational and even if the soccer player is a stellar athlete.

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So what do you suggest?  No one plays more than one sport after age 6?[/quote]

Play multiple sports if you wish.

But if your kid does not show up for practice, they should not be a starter or bat/field more than the bare minimum requirement set by the league.

[b]Every kid would love to skip practice, just show up for the games and get to be a starter[/b].  The kids who are there putting in the boring work have earned the right to start and deserve more playing time than the kid whose parents have shown that either the team is not a priority or that feel their kid is too good to be at practice.[/quote]

This is not true. And if your kid "would love to skip practice" then your kid should not be starting either. You want to punish a kid because they love SPORT and want to learn and compete. My guess is, since the phrase describing this kid as a "stellar athlete" indicates that his skill. whether or not he shows up to practice is at or above the level of the team as is. As long as the kid shows, can play at or above the level on the team you should just concern yourself with getting your kid better and not worry about what other kids are doing. [/quote]

Well, clearly that star kid wants to skip practice and be a starter.

The kids who are attending every practice should get more playing time than the kid who skips regularly for his other team.[/quote]
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I know, it stinks when another kid is better and makes it look easy. Worry more about your kid. Jesus, people with 8 year old kids worrying about TEAM. It is laughable[b]. [/quote]

I think if you go back and ready your posts in a day or two, you might be a little ashamed and embarrassed.[/quote]

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