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Anonymous wrote:I have coached teams since DD was 5.

Snacks ended when DD was 11. At that age, the girls were old enough to bond without food.

Before that, snack were usually things like chips, cookies, and a juice.

As a coach, I never brought the snacks; when the teams were established, I found a parent (always a mom) to handle the non-sports organizational aspects of the team (snacks, parties, etc; I also liked to have someone responsible for bringing extra water, and ice.

Fortunately, there was always a control freak that wanted the artificial authority.

Though, one year, she also organized booze for the parents.

You think kids 10 and under need food to bond as a team? I think they just need a fun interactive coach.

Anonymous wrote:I have coached teams since DD was 5.

Snacks ended when DD was 11. At that age, the girls were old enough to bond without food.

Before that, snack were usually things like chips, cookies, and a juice.

As a coach, I never brought the snacks; when the teams were established, I found a parent (always a mom) to handle the non-sports organizational aspects of the team (snacks, parties, etc; I also liked to have someone responsible for bringing extra water, and ice.

Fortunately, there was always a control freak that wanted the artificial authority.

Though, one year, she also organized booze for the parents.

Anonymous wrote:Not to derail, but Cupcake mom - how old are these kids you are bringing cupcakes for after a game? I have never heard of this unless it is a child's birthday! I presume they are 5?

Anonymous wrote:LOL, this thread may hold the record for fastest to get off track

Anonymous wrote:I bring cupcakes for snacks - and often use neon gel frosting on them. Kids love it! If you don't want your kid eating snack after a game, instruct them not to. Otherwise, STFU.

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Anonymous wrote:For the anti-snack folks -- if you don't like the after-game snack, here are some suggestions:

1. Be "that mom" that lets your kid eat a snack someone else brought after every game, but doesn't sign up to bring a snack during the season, because you don't believe kids need snacks

2. Instruct your kid NOT to eat the snacks because they are unhealthy and supporting "emotional eating"

3. Bring your child's own special, healthy snack -- but only give it to him/her if he has burned a sufficient amount of calories and it it is not too close to a meal time

Uh oh, "THAT" mom is trying to pawn off her "THAT" mom title to another mom because they don't want snacks. THAT mom is snack Mom, it won't change no matter how hard you try.

Hilarious!! I love this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coach chiming in here -- I discourage the team snack. Just let me chat with your kids post-game as a team and then if you want to get your child a snack from the concession stand or ice cream truck or your cooler or take them out to lunch, great, but it does not need to be a team event. Not to mention it is a distraction when I am trying to talk with the players. It is a short talk, and I would rather they drink water right after heading off the field.

Yes, there typically seems to be one parent who really likes the snack and brings it up...always. However, I asked all the team families and they do not want to do a team snack, so the decision is an easy one. That one parent seems to be a bit ruffled but majority rules in my opinion.

Just bring your child water, maybe some Gatorade for after the game (or sliced oranges), the bottom line is take care of your own child. Really there is no need for a party after every single game (people do goody bags?!). Besides, at least from my experience, most families have some place they need to get to - generally another child's game!

One of the snack mom's responding. I appreciate your view and, if you were our coach, I would not have organized snacks. But I want to point out to the anti-snack people on this thread that in the instance of our U-13 boys travel team: (1) The coach asked that someone please organize snacks because he felt that it was a good way to inspire team bonding (note that he also asks us to bring the boys early to practice to bond as well - it's not always snack-bonding (2) That this season we weren't going to bother with snack sign up (not because the coach changed his mind, but the manger and I decided not to bother) - but PARENTS approached me and asked me why I wasn't organizing snacks. When 4 separate parents approached me about this, we decided to put up the sign up again. And guess what? The slots were all filled - quickly.

As a parent, if the coach asks that we not have snacks - that's fine by me (less work and we'll bring our own if it's going to be a long day)! But our coach specifically asked that one of us organize this - and so I did.

Parents who don't like to give their kids snacks -- no one is twisting your arm to participate. Either don't partake or bring a snack that you feel is light or healthy. But really, I don't see why folks on this thread are so angry at the parents who put up a sign up sheet when the coach asked them to.

I would seriously wonder about a U-13 travel coach that thinks about snacks or thinks that's a productive way for the team to bond. Our U-10 travel coach could not be bothered with such things.

+10000

Yep, the 13 year olds on a team need to have a snack in order to bond.

Some coaches are so used to this, because it is the parents who push for it. You said your coach asked for it. I bet he asked just a generic question about to whom he could delegate this annoying task.
Also, I very much doubt that "you and the manager" would just decide to drop snacks, if you coach was still demanding it (you said the coach did not change his mind).
Also, I bet that "parents approached me and asked me WHY I wasn't organizing snacks" was actually parents asking about snacks generally because by now everyone is used to this nuisance. And once the sign was up, they all sign up, cursing under their breath.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coach chiming in here -- I discourage the team snack. Just let me chat with your kids post-game as a team and then if you want to get your child a snack from the concession stand or ice cream truck or your cooler or take them out to lunch, great, but it does not need to be a team event. Not to mention it is a distraction when I am trying to talk with the players. It is a short talk, and I would rather they drink water right after heading off the field.

Yes, there typically seems to be one parent who really likes the snack and brings it up...always. However, I asked all the team families and they do not want to do a team snack, so the decision is an easy one. That one parent seems to be a bit ruffled but majority rules in my opinion.

Just bring your child water, maybe some Gatorade for after the game (or sliced oranges), the bottom line is take care of your own child. Really there is no need for a party after every single game (people do goody bags?!). Besides, at least from my experience, most families have some place they need to get to - generally another child's game!

One of the snack mom's responding. I appreciate your view and, if you were our coach, I would not have organized snacks. But I want to point out to the anti-snack people on this thread that in the instance of our U-13 boys travel team: (1) The coach asked that someone please organize snacks because he felt that it was a good way to inspire team bonding (note that he also asks us to bring the boys early to practice to bond as well - it's not always snack-bonding (2) That this season we weren't going to bother with snack sign up (not because the coach changed his mind, but the manger and I decided not to bother) - but PARENTS approached me and asked me why I wasn't organizing snacks. When 4 separate parents approached me about this, we decided to put up the sign up again. And guess what? The slots were all filled - quickly.

As a parent, if the coach asks that we not have snacks - that's fine by me (less work and we'll bring our own if it's going to be a long day)! But our coach specifically asked that one of us organize this - and so I did.

Parents who don't like to give their kids snacks -- no one is twisting your arm to participate. Either don't partake or bring a snack that you feel is light or healthy. But really, I don't see why folks on this thread are so angry at the parents who put up a sign up sheet when the coach asked them to.

I would seriously wonder about a U-13 travel coach that thinks about snacks or thinks that's a productive way for the team to bond. Our U-10 travel coach could not be bothered with such things.

What would you wonder? He is an AMAZING coach! I guess different coaches have different opinions. It doesn't make me "wonder" about them.