Looking for ideas on how to handle players showing up late. This is 12u so totally reliant on parents. One assistant coach is of the opinion that you can't punish the girls for being late since they can't drive. I'm in the opposite camp. Head coach told all the girls and the parents that were within range to be on the field reqdy to practice at 7am Sunday for our 8am game. Everyone was staying at the same hotel on Saturday night and our last game ended at 6pm so there shouldn't have been any excuses. My (assistant coach) DD and the head coach's DD were the only ones on time. We didn't even have 9 players until after 7:30, and one girl never showed up. My understanding is many of the parents got a bunch of beer and sat outside the hotel drinking late into the night. If it is just a few girls I would make them have to sit out the game, but can't play a game with only a catcher and an outfielder. Thought about bumping them all to the end of the lineup, but again that isn't much of a punishment if the entire team is late. Is making them run laps, etc the only option left?
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