Youngest Daughter had a soccer tourney in Nashua, NH this weekend. She had one game on Saturday and two games on Sunday. They only won their first game so we didn't have to return on Monday for the finals.
Saturday was a beautiful day and I got a little red from sitting on the sidelines for her game. YD played the entire second half because they were short on subs. I drove her home after the game, dropped off her teammate that needed a ride, and then drove Middle Daughter and her friend back out to Amherst to visit Beautiful Wife's Younger Sister.
We drove to Nashua on Sunday and it was pouring most of the way with lightning and thunder added in too. They suspended play until the lightning passed, they'll still play in the rain, and we didn't leave the field until almost 8pm!
We drove back out to Amherst on Monday for a cookout so I made that trip a total of four times this weekend. I need a weekend to rest after this one!
One rant...the head coach and her daughter were on vacation and didn't make it to the games. Some of the girls had other sports and family obligations that kept them from the game too. The girls go to these tourneys and play with all they have but it is hard to win at that level when you only have 1-2 subs and the other team can sub out half of their team at a time. Either get a commitment from the entire team or don't sign up.
Posted by bbarton at May 31, 2005 06:40 AMThere's big money in these tournaments. They had teams at this one from all over New England. This was a girl only tournament. They had another co-ed tourney in Amherst, less than 30 minutes away.
From what I've seen, this becomes a fact of life if your kid ends up in athletics. School vacations are prime times for tournaments and you don't get to play on varsity teams without being available for them.
Posted by: Bob on June 1, 2005 03:07 PMThis is why you should drop sports and insist your kids play in the band. Big events rarely occurr on weekends, and if they do, they are fun for the whole family, like a parade!
Posted by: David on June 8, 2005 01:18 PMParades and football games! Woohoo!
Posted by: Bob on June 9, 2005 07:37 AM
How about who ever schedules these games, should not have them on a huge holiday weekend when families want to spend time together and have special obligations. That way the family and team are not torn apart making these decisions and family comes first. I rant only because I have family that repeatedly chooses sport games over big family events like birthdays and long planned parties and many feelings get hurt on both sides.
Posted by: Bridget on June 1, 2005 02:00 PM