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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the kid does not feel it is worth the time let them quit. This will have no impact on “building” character or anything else.

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Resigning from the team will build character: too many people do not have the confidence or skill to get out of bad situations, whether it's relationships, abusive family members, employers, etc.[/quote]

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My kid faced a really, really sh*tty situation with a varsity sport/coach/program.  It was really uncalled for, supremely unfair to many kids.

We were there to support and guide and ultimately let him decide how he wanted to go forward.

It takes A LOT of guts and backbone for a 16/17 year old to approach a HS coach all by himself in a respectful manner to demand answers and get to say their piece, particularly when there has been intimidation tactics and avoidance on the coaching side.

The takeaway from doing that builds enormous confidence and respect.  We saw our kid grow tremendously going through something like this.  And he blossomed in the years following. Mutual respect was formed on both sides.

I was very proud of the way he handled it all by himself and the way he moved on from it. Frankly, I would have had so much anger I would not have had the same composure, nor would I have had the confidence to approach it as he did.  Really after that experience, nothing fazes him anymore.

He has very strong principles and developed a strong backbone and this gave him grit to move on to bigger and better things, even in the same sport.    [/quote]

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