Are practices scheduled by Kent Parks or the coach?
For outdoor sports (soccer, flag football, t-ball, toss ball, softball and baseball), practices are scheduled by the coach. Kent Parks reserves Kent School District facilities for practices and / or games. This information is passed onto the coach and they are allowed to schedule their teams practices as they see fit. For some leagues with limited field availability, Kent Parks will gather the coaches together and have them arrange a set schedule as to day, time and location of their practices. Teams are limited to no more than 3 hours per week for practice. For indoor sports (basketball, volleyball), coaches are assigned a school location and sit down with other coaches assigned to that same site and schedule out their practices. Before that meeting, Kent Parks thoroughly goes through the time available at each location and how many teams can practice with in the allotted time. Some teams may have a majority of kids from a particular school but may be assigned to another site for prac
