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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just got our 1st graders baseball schedule and it is meeting on a weeknight until 8:00pm.  Which means that after driving home, snack, and bath that he won't be in bed until 9:00 at best.  Don't they know these kids need to be up for school?  So annoyed.[/quote]

My husband has volunteered coached 3 different sports for over 10 years.  I have volunteered coached one sport and Girl Scouts for 8 years.  We have 3 kids so various sets of parents thru the years.  Here are some of the complaints we get:

Why isn't practice at our home school after school. It makes it easier for us.  
Why is practice during aftercare time?  I want to be able to go.
Why is practice right after school?  Kids need a break and snack.  We can't do homework late
Why is practice during dinner time? We have to have family dinners
Why is practice not at our home school?  I don't want to drive 5-10min further
Why is practice too late?  My kid goes to bed at 7:30pm
Why is practice only 1 hour?  It doesn't give me enough time to go food shopping
Why is practice an hour?  Kids don't have that attention span
Why is practice at a field with no playground?  What am I supposed to do with my younger child?  Can my younger child practice too?

I mean we have heard it all.  You will NEVER appease everyone.  We put in 5 requests and the county decides our location and time.  Most of the time it is not to the coach's benefit and we have had to move around our schedule to coach the kids.  So either quit the team or suck it up and realize it is not that life altering.  No one needs to hear the whining.  [/quote]

Yes!!! My husband coaches soccer, baseball and football and we hear the same crap.  He cannot do any practice before 6:30 and even if he could, he has never got to decide which field/time he gets.  I would stay away from sports if you cannot be flexible, understanding, accommodating.  We are all tired.  We have three boys and they are still alive and thriving, even though they have had to attend a few late practices.[/quote]

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