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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So she's practicing for the same sport more times than anyone on rec? She probably wants to play to be with friends or to get some extra experience. We have this situation occasionally in our rec league (especially at the high school level during the high school season where girls will play both school and rec), and we let the club/school players play. We don't necessarily play them more than the other players, who they are usually better than. But we don't play them less.

As someone who has seen lots of coaches handle this situation, as a parent I would not be pleased by how you propose to handle it. It's [i]rec[/i] and the kid's still working hard.[/quote]

The point of practice for a team sport is to practice working together as a team. How hard a kid works at their travel team practice is not relevant. Lots of kids on travel teams do outside individual training and work hard there. Doesn’t mean they don’t have to show up for practices with their team. Missing practice sometimes for a conflict is different from saying you won’t ever be at a single practice. Even if your kid is the star, it’s not fair to just plunk them in at games. The other kids deserve to learn how to play with all of their teammates in a practice setting. [/quote]

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