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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me preface this by saying I’m clueless about sports. I’m an arts oriented person. My ten year old son is currently playing soccer. Practice twice a week. 
Husband works late, I have two younger kids, so it’s a hassle doing practices. Carpool isn’t an option yet as he got put on a team where we don’t know anyone.

Typically I ask my son to get ready and if he doesn’t, I tell him to come get me when he is ready, which motivates him to move because he hates being late. So basically a natural consequence for him is being late. Today he was 30 minutes late for practice because he took forever to turn off the tv, get changed and get his gear.

He cried and was embarrassed about being late, so most likely this won’t happen again for a few weeks. 
Is it rude to the team that we’re showing up late? Am I sending conflicting messages about respecting your team? [/quote]

I'm not going to bash you, I think you're trying here.  My suggestion would be trying to help your son learn some tricks that help him be more prepared for things as he grows.  Have him get his cleats, shin guards, etc. ready the evening before practice day.  That way they are at the door or in the car and he's got less to do to get ready and more of a chance of being there on time.  Some people need different ways to manage their schedules--there is no one right way to manage time.  If you can help him find new ways that end up working for him and show the respect to the team/coach of being on time I personally don't see the harm in it.  [/quote]

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