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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 299134" data-attributes="member: 831"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">TM, how long do the practices last? </span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Usually, it is a parent that goes off.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I think you have a good idea in breaking them up into three groups. Thirty 6 & 7 year old girls, practicing together for a long length of time, is a tough gig. It has to be made fun. I coached 7 & 8 year old girls in soccer. Practices were always about having fun. All the drills were in the form of games and I never had a girl or parent complain of boredom. I also rotated field positions to allow everyone a chance to play every position. I can remember hearing a lot of complaints from parents from other teams that their child was stuck in one position all season, or that the coach's daughter always got to play a forward so they could score goals. I always focused on the girls working as team and giving a lot of praise for that. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Daughter did cheerleading for three years when she was7, 8 & 9. When she was 7 she was on a squad through school and was coached by two parent volunteers supervised by the PE teacher. Things were pretty good, though a bit disorganized. I got into a bit of a confrontation when the squad was going to march in a local xmas parade. In the winter, where I live, it can be lovely and sunny, or cold and windy. It was very cold and windy that day. So, I had Daughter wear a long sleeved shirt, the same color as her uniform, underneath. One of the coaches had a fit! Then, she threatened not to allow Daughter to march with the squad because 'we won't win' because all the girls didn't match perfectly. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I really felt sorry for all of the other girls. The coaches wouldn't allow them to wear jackets (there were no uniform jackets), even though THEY, THEMSELVES, WERE WEARING JACKETS! The girls were standing in formation, before they were to march, shivering and jumping around to raise their body heat. Daughter was cold, but had the extra layer and her arms were covered. She marched with everyone after I threatened to make a very big stink with the principal of the school. Another squad did end up winning and not because Daughter wore long sleeves because some of the members of the other squad were wearing jackets!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 299134, member: 831"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]TM, how long do the practices last? [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Usually, it is a parent that goes off.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I think you have a good idea in breaking them up into three groups. Thirty 6 & 7 year old girls, practicing together for a long length of time, is a tough gig. It has to be made fun. I coached 7 & 8 year old girls in soccer. Practices were always about having fun. All the drills were in the form of games and I never had a girl or parent complain of boredom. I also rotated field positions to allow everyone a chance to play every position. I can remember hearing a lot of complaints from parents from other teams that their child was stuck in one position all season, or that the coach's daughter always got to play a forward so they could score goals. I always focused on the girls working as team and giving a lot of praise for that. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Daughter did cheerleading for three years when she was7, 8 & 9. When she was 7 she was on a squad through school and was coached by two parent volunteers supervised by the PE teacher. Things were pretty good, though a bit disorganized. I got into a bit of a confrontation when the squad was going to march in a local xmas parade. In the winter, where I live, it can be lovely and sunny, or cold and windy. It was very cold and windy that day. So, I had Daughter wear a long sleeved shirt, the same color as her uniform, underneath. One of the coaches had a fit! Then, she threatened not to allow Daughter to march with the squad because 'we won't win' because all the girls didn't match perfectly. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I really felt sorry for all of the other girls. The coaches wouldn't allow them to wear jackets (there were no uniform jackets), even though THEY, THEMSELVES, WERE WEARING JACKETS! The girls were standing in formation, before they were to march, shivering and jumping around to raise their body heat. Daughter was cold, but had the extra layer and her arms were covered. She marched with everyone after I threatened to make a very big stink with the principal of the school. Another squad did end up winning and not because Daughter wore long sleeves because some of the members of the other squad were wearing jackets!:angry:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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