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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At 4 we missed half the weeknight practices anyway.  We just showed up for game day. The ones we actually went to, we hit McDonalds after.  [/quote]

Then why bother? Just wait until the kid is a little older to sign up[/quote]

Because he was four. The "practice" was like teaching cats to play T ball.  I wanted the kid to get familiar with the terrain, the equipment, the rules of the game, the other kids etc. The practice usually ended early and the kids went to the playground.  I'm not going to kill myself trying to make weeknight practice for a four year old - I'll show up when I can.  But you do you. [/quote]

Yes, but someone was volunteering their time to herd those little cats. The very, very least you can do is show up to practice. It actually does matter. If you will show up when you can, do everyone a favor and don’t bother until you can commit to the bare minimum. Showing up for the games when you didn’t come to practice sends a bad message to your kid and the team.[/quote]

Get over yourself. So dual income families can never do team sports unless mom cuts her day short so as not to miss the 4 yo practice? How very feminist of you.  [/quote]

Touched a nerve, did I? I simply responded to your post. It’s between you and your mate on how your kid gets to practice. My point was that it’s crappy to skip practice and then expect your kid to play in games.

I don’t care who gets your kid to practice. If your family cannot make it work, especially for a 4 year old, skip it and play in the backyard.

Signed - a full time working mom of 2 kids on 2 separate teams. [/quote]

NP. Eh, half the team was out for vacations/illness at any point in time, but there were always enough kids to play. [b]We tried to go to practices but didn't make every one[/b]. If a four year old's attendance to T ball is important to you, then you need some therapy.[/quote]

You are completely missing the point. There is someone cutting THEIR day short on a regular basis to coach the kids. [b]The least you can do is show up for practice.[/b] If you planned your day around being at practice and the coach randomly didn’t show up, how would you feel? Or told you 30 minutes before practice after you left work or stopped early that they weren’t coming? 50% of the time? Not cool, right?

If you know you are going to only show up for games, there are leagues (I9 comes to mind) that specifically cater to this.

If you know you can’t make it work, respect the volunteer’s time and don’t sign up. Or be VERY clear when you register that you are going to half ass it, so one poor soul doesn’t have a bunch of kids that don’t come to practice.[/quote]

If you're going to half ass reading my post, why bother responding? And by the way, there was more than one coach for my son's T ball, and the coaches couldn't even make all the practices or games - oh, the horror! Yet still the game went on. But you're not fooling us, you're clearly the kind of parent who yells at your kid's T ball coach and you don't GAF about them personally.[/quote]

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