- May 25, 2018
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I’m an AC of a 2nd year 10U comp team. When my DD joined this team 2 years ago it was part of an organization that had 6 or 7 teams playing under their name. Now there’s just us. The “manager” of our team informed the coaching staff after the spring/summer of 19 that he’d be stepping away from his coaching responsibilities (work obligations) but would continue to “manage” the team (registering for tournaments, taking dues, ordering uniforms, etc) which he’s been doing since the development of the team. The coaching staff was good with that as we all wanted him to be as involved with the team as his time would allow. I stepped in to help with the coaching responsibilities at that time. Thursday the HC was informed by the “manager” that he and his daughter would not be returning to the team for the spring/summer, and asked for her to be released from the roster.
After hearing a rumor after our last fall tournament that this may be happening, the coaching staff conducted a meeting. I tried to do some quick math to figure how much money should be in the teams account. The numbers weren’t exactly jiving. However I wasn’t sure who was up to date on their dues. Before knowing for sure he would be leaving, the HC had asked for info regarding who was current on dues and what the books looked like. He hasn’t been willing to provide any documentation of these records. Other parents have asked for breakdowns of where they stand on dues after our fundraisers, and get no response. I’m thinking that maybe the record keeping hasn’t been kept up to date while he’s been thinking about his daughters next team.
So my question(s) for the DFP community is. Should we or can we as a coaching staff refuse to remove her from our roster until we’re satisfied the team funds are as close to being correct as possible? Or release the player to lessen the drama and work with the parents to figure out whose paid what, and move forward hoping all funds are correct? Your thoughts and experiences are welcomed.
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After hearing a rumor after our last fall tournament that this may be happening, the coaching staff conducted a meeting. I tried to do some quick math to figure how much money should be in the teams account. The numbers weren’t exactly jiving. However I wasn’t sure who was up to date on their dues. Before knowing for sure he would be leaving, the HC had asked for info regarding who was current on dues and what the books looked like. He hasn’t been willing to provide any documentation of these records. Other parents have asked for breakdowns of where they stand on dues after our fundraisers, and get no response. I’m thinking that maybe the record keeping hasn’t been kept up to date while he’s been thinking about his daughters next team.
So my question(s) for the DFP community is. Should we or can we as a coaching staff refuse to remove her from our roster until we’re satisfied the team funds are as close to being correct as possible? Or release the player to lessen the drama and work with the parents to figure out whose paid what, and move forward hoping all funds are correct? Your thoughts and experiences are welcomed.
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