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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It speaks volumes that to make your point that the (three?) previous posters have gone from “missing some practices” to “missing all practices”.

People have to miss stuff sometimes.  I hope you all get fired if you ever miss work for any reason whatsoever if this is how you really feel 10 years old should be treated.[/quote]

No one has a problem with a sick kid missing practice.

The example being discussed is a kid skipping some travel team practices to prioritize other team practices. [b]Nope, not OK. [/b]If you want to do this, play rec.[/quote]

The bolded is just your opinion, not some universally accepted fact.  Half the time practice schedules aren’t even known until after a kid has already made a team.  Are you seriously suggesting that unless a kid has literally no other activities on their calendars they shouldn’t try out for a travel team?

My high school son’s travel basketball team just called a team meeting to reassure the kids that if they want to also play for their school basketball teams he will work with them because he understands that playing for your school is also important.  And that he encourages them to do both.  And this is a team that had close to 100 kids try out, so it’s not like he is hurting for players.

My son has also always had to miss some practices (and even games) for each of his two primary sports when the end of one season overlapped with the start of another season.  It has never been a big deal.  No coach has ever given him any sh!t about it.  And in fact they always seem eager to have him back every year.

But I guess we are lucky in that he has always been coached by *actual* adults who prioritize the development and experience of the kids and don’t take it personally that their team isn’t necessarily the only thing these busy kids have going on in their lives.  His coaches in elementary school definitely understood that winning is not (and should not be) the point at that age.  [/quote]

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