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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP
These are examples of communication:
"I have a family matter this evening so Coach Tom will be leading practice."

"Practice is canceled due to lightning."

"Please attend this Thursday's practice as we will discuss important team news."

On the messaging end 
"I can't attend practice because we'll be out of town"
"OK thanks for letting me know"

"Am I at the wrong field?"
"It's on the other side of the school"

I can't help but agree with the poster who does not see this as grooming. Obviously, casual texting with more details/ lengthy back and forth would be a different matter but this is helpful and has been normal in our experience.[/quote]

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Exactly and parents are allowed to be on the main chat if they want to although I odn't know if any one actually is. Kids do privately message the coach if they can't message practice sometimes.[/quote]

Y'all are missing the point.

Your kid's coach may not be a groomer. S/he probably isn't! They are probably a great person, most coaches are! But the fact that this is practice is normalized is what allows groomers access to kids without their parents knowing what's going on. Unless safeguards are in place that everyone follows, INCLUDING THE COACHES WHO ARE NOT PEDOPHILES, then children will be harmed. Maybe not your kid. But someone's kid.

Get it?[/quote]

THANK YOU. EXACTLY. The point is to teach the kids that adults don't need private access to them. All the messages the earlier PP mentions can be done on whatsapp, Remind, TeamSnap, group text w/ parent, whatever. You need the good guys to do things correctly (ie not communicate directly w/ kids w/o parents) so the kids can easier identify bad ones.[/quote]

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