I'm considering making some concessions on some of my team rules for a player this year, but I want some thoughts on if this is a bad idea, if it sets a bad precedent, etc.
This is our first year with seniors, and we only have two who are playing. One of those two has a family member who is having some health issues (she's on a transplant list and may get the call at any time). I just got an email from the player saying she doesn't know if she can play this year because she knows she'd have to end up missing a good amount of practices/games.
While I do allow for missing time because of a family emergency, death in the family, etc., that's understood to be in temporary, short-term cases. This is a previously known issue, and although she doesn't know when she'd have to miss, she knows it will be a lot of the time.
What I would like to do is, if she really does want to play, allow her to be on the roster and we get her when we get her. This would absolutely be special treatment for an unusual circumstance.
On the field, she will likely be a starter in the OF, but she's about equal in ability to a few girls. She's not much of a hitter. This whole issue isn't about me not wanting to lose a great player. We can survive without her. This is entirely about giving her a chance to be part of the team for her senior year. It's about celebrating our first senior class. I want a chance to recognize her contributions on Senior Night.
I won't pressure her to play, but if she tells me she'd like to find a way to do both, should I allow for it even if she ends up being around for half the time and I'm holding her to a different standard?
This is our first year with seniors, and we only have two who are playing. One of those two has a family member who is having some health issues (she's on a transplant list and may get the call at any time). I just got an email from the player saying she doesn't know if she can play this year because she knows she'd have to end up missing a good amount of practices/games.
While I do allow for missing time because of a family emergency, death in the family, etc., that's understood to be in temporary, short-term cases. This is a previously known issue, and although she doesn't know when she'd have to miss, she knows it will be a lot of the time.
What I would like to do is, if she really does want to play, allow her to be on the roster and we get her when we get her. This would absolutely be special treatment for an unusual circumstance.
On the field, she will likely be a starter in the OF, but she's about equal in ability to a few girls. She's not much of a hitter. This whole issue isn't about me not wanting to lose a great player. We can survive without her. This is entirely about giving her a chance to be part of the team for her senior year. It's about celebrating our first senior class. I want a chance to recognize her contributions on Senior Night.
I won't pressure her to play, but if she tells me she'd like to find a way to do both, should I allow for it even if she ends up being around for half the time and I'm holding her to a different standard?