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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t even know where to post this but I’ll put it here since it’s a general issue. Parents, The snacks are for the players, not for siblings! I always bring  extras but for the past couple weeks I’ve seen players end up with no snacks because everybody’s siblings takes one. Parents  shouldn’t have to bring three or four times the amount of snacks so siblings can have some as well. I’m happy to share leftovers with siblings, but not first dibs![/quote]

I usually hold the snacks and hand them out to the players as they come up, asking siblings to wait.

Not everyone is from here, and not everyone played soccer as a child.  I am not sure that the concept of “first dibs” is as obvious as it seems to those of us who grew up with it.

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I think it obvious to all but maybe toddlers that the snacks are for the players. It's fine to hand out extras to siblings and truly, I don't mind that at all.  It saves me from dragging extras back to the car, but I agree there shouldn't be an expectation to bring snacks for players + numerous siblings.

Some of the teams in our club do "halftime snacks" and you'll see moms run onto the field with grapes and orange slices. I was on a team one year when that was suggested and I was grateful the idea was quickly shot down.  The "halftime" snacks team still do an end of game snack because MORE SNACKS.  It's just too much.

For us, snacks have stopped after U8 so it doesn't last forever!
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