Had my first All-Star practice last night and held the parent meeting afterwards. Went smooth but got two questions that left me stunned:
1. "The tournaments are on the weekends?" In all fairness I later learned that this mom was a second wife who just recently married the dad and has never been through an All-Star season before. Still....
2. "Does my DD have to attend all the practices? She has FFA on Tuesdays and Thursdays." We make the parents and players sign a contract prior to trying out. In 20 point bold font it says, "Attendance at practice is mandatory". I make exceptions for special reasons: communicable diseases, deaths in the family, bones sticking through skin, etc... but FFA is not on the list.
1. "The tournaments are on the weekends?" In all fairness I later learned that this mom was a second wife who just recently married the dad and has never been through an All-Star season before. Still....
2. "Does my DD have to attend all the practices? She has FFA on Tuesdays and Thursdays." We make the parents and players sign a contract prior to trying out. In 20 point bold font it says, "Attendance at practice is mandatory". I make exceptions for special reasons: communicable diseases, deaths in the family, bones sticking through skin, etc... but FFA is not on the list.