Are parents required to attend team practices?
A. No. You do not need to attend practice. You are welcome to leave your child at practice providing you are back to pick them up no later than fifteen minutes before the end of practice. It is required that your coach has a phone number where you can be reached in case of emergency. If you stay and watch practice you are encouraged to do so at a distance. Parents are not allowed to disturb or interrupt practice, nor are they allowed to give directions to players. Please understand that training sessions are learning situations and players need to concentrate and listen to their coach to improve. We will more fully discuss this at your parent team meeting. 4. Q. Will a player participate in a game or tournament if they miss practice? A. Missing practice with or without permission will have some consequence (not starting, sitting out half or one full game, etc.) depending on the reason. Missing practice without permission will definitely result in sitting out at least one game.
