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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]10 is not too young if they listen to the coaches and don't goof off, even if they aren't super athletic. Coaches will work with the kids who are trying to improve and have no time for the ones distracting their teammates. The learning curve can be steep, for the first season sometimes I think that the kids are never going to figure it out but within a couple seasons they become regular members of the team.

Rec league kids miss practices and games all the time, it makes it tough on the coaches but that's the nature of the leagues. The worst is those stupid plays where we are missing 3-4 kids on the same day.[/quote]

Agreed. Usually an assistant coach will work one-on-one with kids who are new to the sport no matter their age or division. Additionally, no coach expects attendance at all practices and games (two practices per week at the beginning of the spring season which segues into one practice and two games per week, and if there are rain cancellations, then it might be something like one practice and three games per week). It is the nature of rec league and is impractical to be able to make it to all practices and games - kids get sick, get injured, play other sports, have play rehearsals, etc. If you know you'll miss, just let the coach(es) know before games so they can have a plan to avoid a forfeit (usually, you can request players from other teams).[/quote]

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