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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agreed. I hate the snack thing. Here we are rapidly degrading our environment, and facing a coming diabetes crisis, and yet we think kids can't go an hour or two without something salty to eat and something sweet to drink. Gah. It infuriates me! But when i tried to suggest maybe we should just eliminate the snack thing, I got shot down. [b]People want individually-wrapped snacks too, "because lots of kids just grab it and get in the car". So, nothing team-building about it. Not like they hang out together and have their snacks. No, it's a grab-fest and then they disperse.[/b] 8 year olds are too old for juice pouches or boxes. If every kid brings water, that's plenty. One person could bring orange slices for half time. No way does every kid need an individually wrapped snack and a juice pouch. [/quote]

Sounds like post-game snacks on these teams are about parent convenience -- i.e. we know we have to go straight from here to Home Depot, a doctor's appointment and to pick up with little sister from some other activity, so let's make sure Johnny has a bag of cheez-its and juice so he doesn't complain about hunger for the next 2 hrs.

Much different from middle school and high school, where lots of teams have parents clubs that do full team dinners before games. It's a TON of work but it's actual good food and serves a significant bonding purpose for the team.[/quote]

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