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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS almost always misses one of three weekly practices to go to Hebrew School.  It's been OK so far, but he is only U12.  I wouldn't have him skip just for homework/studying.[/quote]

Why sign up for a sport knowing in advance that your son would miss ONE THIRD of all practices? That's a huge amount and is unfair to your son's teammates.[/quote]

We did not know in advance that practices would conflict. Last year they didn't. We didn't know fall practice days/times til late August.  We still don't know practice days and times for winter.  [/quote]

Seriously if we could predict practice schedule it would make it much easier [/quote]

Sounds like the Stoddert I know!

Back to OP (which may be you) - only illness and special school events would be IMO excuses to miss.[/quote]

Surprised no one has told you the secret truth: if you are on the very bottom travel team (think 4th or 6th team depending on club), your kid can miss a lot of practices (not weekly, but think 6 a season).  Coach may ask a question or two, but generally won't care too much as the club is happy to have your money and won't bother you too much for skipping a practice to do something else.  Coming from rec, I assume this is where your son would feed into travel.  The Top 1-2 teams usually tolerate NO absences, unless sick.  So all depends on the club and team.  Even some small NCSL clubs are more family friendly and will cut you some slack now and then.  We skipped every weekly skills session for a year at a local NCSL club and the coach never said a word.  Of course, not advising this as you are wasting money and will not get better as a player, but your situation can easily be accommodated and there are years where we just had too many conflicts.  Just ask around a little and find a bottom team.  I think most of the posters are talking about the top team at a big club, or a great team at a small NCSL club.  There are bad top teams at small NCSL clubs that would be happy to have your money.  I would encourage your son to dig a little deeper.

(Parent of multiple kids who have played at multiple local clubs, on top and bottom teams.  We try to go to as much as we can of everything.  Our A team kid goes to 100% of everything, while others do 90% without any problems.  They all love soccer, but each has different issues.)
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DS recently went from rec to travel (ODSL team) and has had no problems missing practices for school issues.  No complaints from coach or teammates all year, and he is fine knowing he plays a little less in games.  DS plays for fun and is not worried about being recruited for D1 schools.  [/quote]

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