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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe in OP's case, the sister will do nothing and OP will get over it, but I hope this thread gives parents the confidence to at least talk to the coaches about important family events and the possibility of making it up somehow to the team if they miss an event once over the course of 2-3 years. I get that people have commitments whether it be work, orchestra, gymnastics competition, soccer match, etc, but typically there's always an alternative solution. You go to an extra soccer camp over the summer to make up for the beginning season tournament and stay late to practice with a friend, you work late for 2 weeks and fully inform your coworker on the project before missing a meeting. Most of these high school athletes also participate in a sports club of some sort in addition to their high school team, so there are commitments and games all year long for these children to work on and demonstrate improvement. Even at the elementary school level, there seem to be fewer than 6 weekends across an entire year where there isn't a sporting event.[/quote]

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