to games? This is for U8 girls soccer. My coaching staff and I have come to a few of our own conclusions, but we wanted to see if there was anyone else out there who had a similar problem and what they did about it.
The girl in question is very sweet. She is motivated to play and when we see her, she is one of the most willing girls on the team. Unfortunately, she does not practice. We realize that it is not her fault and that it rests on her parents to get her there.
The father is a single father who is very private, but we gather that he just recently went through a bad break up with his ex. He works in a job where he has no communication Sunday through Thursday. Her grandmother has been the one to bring her to the few practices which she has made it to. She registered late to play and missed the first month altogether.
We have reached out to the father offering rides to his daughter so we can get her out to practice, but he refused and stated that he just needs to figure out a system. He let us know that she would be available to practice in the future as he had figured it out. She then missed practice and there was no contact.
We set out our goals for the girls to teach soccer, respect, and discipline. We told the parents that if we were successful that winning would follow. We have not failed her, but we feel that we have not been given a chance.
We want to continue working with her, but feel that we are doing a disservice to her teammates by letting her go out and play while she has not put forth the effort the others have.
The other parents have not said much, but they have expectations that their kids play and should be able to win in any game. We feel that we need to address this on a strictly team level first, then tell the other parents what is going on because they deserve an explanation as well.
Your thoughts, please.
Thank you
The girl in question is very sweet. She is motivated to play and when we see her, she is one of the most willing girls on the team. Unfortunately, she does not practice. We realize that it is not her fault and that it rests on her parents to get her there.
The father is a single father who is very private, but we gather that he just recently went through a bad break up with his ex. He works in a job where he has no communication Sunday through Thursday. Her grandmother has been the one to bring her to the few practices which she has made it to. She registered late to play and missed the first month altogether.
We have reached out to the father offering rides to his daughter so we can get her out to practice, but he refused and stated that he just needs to figure out a system. He let us know that she would be available to practice in the future as he had figured it out. She then missed practice and there was no contact.
We set out our goals for the girls to teach soccer, respect, and discipline. We told the parents that if we were successful that winning would follow. We have not failed her, but we feel that we have not been given a chance.
We want to continue working with her, but feel that we are doing a disservice to her teammates by letting her go out and play while she has not put forth the effort the others have.
The other parents have not said much, but they have expectations that their kids play and should be able to win in any game. We feel that we need to address this on a strictly team level first, then tell the other parents what is going on because they deserve an explanation as well.
Your thoughts, please.
Thank you