Just a shoutout to all the coaches out there...
Give the TD's a break and if you aren't going to be able to field a team perhaps you can tell the TD before the Schedule is published.
When you drop out after the schedule is posted, not only does the TD have redo the schedule for the entire age group and get the new one published but the teams are now left with fewer games or holes in their schedules or travel to alternate fields to find competition. Furthermore the players that are coming and have already contacted college coaches or their grandparents to let them know when their games are to be played and where have to go through the process all over again.
A lot of people are inconvenienced by your late drop-out. If you are having trouble fielding a team please let the TD know 7 to 10 days before hand so that they have a chance of doing the schedule right, once. Three days before the Tournament doesn't allow anyone enough time to adjust to the new schedule.
Give the TD's a break and if you aren't going to be able to field a team perhaps you can tell the TD before the Schedule is published.
When you drop out after the schedule is posted, not only does the TD have redo the schedule for the entire age group and get the new one published but the teams are now left with fewer games or holes in their schedules or travel to alternate fields to find competition. Furthermore the players that are coming and have already contacted college coaches or their grandparents to let them know when their games are to be played and where have to go through the process all over again.
A lot of people are inconvenienced by your late drop-out. If you are having trouble fielding a team please let the TD know 7 to 10 days before hand so that they have a chance of doing the schedule right, once. Three days before the Tournament doesn't allow anyone enough time to adjust to the new schedule.