My son just got kicked off the high school tennis team for wearing sunglasses, does that make sense?
Answer Hi Skipper, No, it does not make senseBUT–I suspect that there is more to this story than your simple question indicates. Most children truly want their parents to be proud of them. Some children do not accurately describe life experiences that do not reflect favorably on themselves. So my reaction is that there is more to this story than meets the eye. Almost all coaches establish guidelines for team membership. We used to call our team requirements The Cs which stood for a variety of traits that we felt were important: Commitment, Camaraderie, Concentration, Courtesy, Cooperation, etc. As one example, our girls understood that they had to be at practice. If they did not have a legitimate excuse for not being there, they were subject to dismissal from the team. Luckily, we never had to use this option. In your sons case, the coach may have been reacting to something else and the sun glasses issue was the catalyst that broke the camels back. The best way for you to get the whol
