Question for those parents with conflicts... Do you ever get flack from coaches when they miss games/practices/etc?
PAL should be equal playing time and if a coach is sitting a travel kid in a PAL game he is a fool.
My philosophy, and one that is echoed by other coaches in our PAL program, is that playing time is equitable,
not equal. There are a number of considerations that determine what defines equitable, but, if I have a kid who continually misses practices
for any reason versus boys that show up consistently, the boy that misses practice is going to see less playing time than his teammates,
all other things being equal. While winning a game is one goal for any game where a score is kept, our organization's primary goal is to teach the boys the game, the essentials of team over individuals, and good sportsmanship. If those goals come at the expense of winning, then that is fine, and that includes sitting any player for legitimate reasons, including a travel player.
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