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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm coaching rec basketball so I get the spreadsheet with all the kids and their "special requests." Y[b]ou aren't supposed to request specific teams or pairings because it makes it hard for us coaches to draft fair, equal teams. [/b]About 2/3 of Crossfield families ignore that and put in requests to only be on a team with other Crossfield girls, or with specific girls.  Every other school got the message and maybe only 10% of them put in those kids of comments.
FYI, we will not be honoring their requests.  Kids get drafted wherever they end up based on evaluations.  We also keep evaluations from the end of last year so we can tell when you instruct your kid to tank during tryouts to be picked up in a later round and get a better team.  If you want that kind of competition play county or AAU.  Rec is not the place for that.  
Sorry to ramble, but that goes to show how out of whack the sports bias is for Crossfield compared to other schools in the area.[/quote]

So why don't you just take all of that information (including names) off of the spreadsheet and just sort by number?[/quote]

Some kids won't show up for games/practice if they aren't paired with their requested carpool buddy. At least with the info on the sheet we can make the coach select the pair in their appropriate rounds, rather than get one and then try to trade for the other one after the draft and unbalance the teams.  The sheet has which kids can't practice on what nights, etc.  Also most of the coaches have been coaching the same pool of kids for years. They know who everyone is and can put it in their notes at the assessments.  Might as well put all the info out there for all the coaches rather than leave newer coaches at a disadvantage.[/quote]

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