To every parent that has enrolled their child in an extra curricular activity:
This little memo is to give you some nuggets to think on before you start attacking and complaining about your coach. The rules exist for a reason. You may think that you're 2 year old is "ready" to be on a team with 3 and 4 year olds. You may think that your child is too advanced. You may push and bully your coach but a good organization will not back down.
Why?
Your child is not ready. This is particularly important with toddlers and preschoolers. In order to achieve a safe environment, children have to be at a certain developmental level to participate in their age group's team. Your child may be mature in a whole lot of ways but that doesn't make them ready to be in a whole different level of team work needed for the next age level. The rules were designed to protect your child, not to hinder them.
So what should you do?
Respect the system. Understand that it's in place in order to keep not only your child safe but other children safe as well. It's designed to make sure that your child achieves certain skills both physically and socially BEFORE they move on to the next level. It's designed to make sure that the coach has an appropriate amount of players with plenty of help, as needed. It's designed to make things cut and dry. Your 2 year old will do just fine if he's the best player, even if he's three or four months from turning 3. Your 3 year old will do just fine if she's in the beginner class, even if she's only having to work on perfecting her intermediate skills. It's better for your child to learn to work their way up than to get something for nothing.
Signed,
A Mom that Watches Coaches Get Stepped on Too Much
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