Parents Cancelled Practice

[cbifoja]

We had practice shortened by two hours last Saturday. Apparently there was some horse race on......

No refund, no apology, no make up.

 

[heatherncastro]

I'm sorry that would Make me mad.. Like you said .. This is expensive as it is .. It would feel like I was throwing my money away . Especially if it was something like the coach was sick

 

[heatherncastro]

But it's true when your kids go to daycare you pay whether they go or not .. At least here you do . ( I know it's not the same thing & it's still aggravating )

 

[skschlag]

But it's true when your kids go to daycare you pay whether they go or not .. At least here you do .

Yes..if the PARENTS call them in, they pay, but if I close for some reason, they do not.

 

[heatherncastro]

But it's true when your kids go to daycare you pay whether they go or not .. At least here you do . ( I know it's not the same thing & it's still aggravating )

Yes yes that's what u meant

 

[heatherncastro]

Oops I meant

 

[heatherncastro]

Lol I remember when I had my kids in day care on my day off I wanted to take them cause it was paid .., I know that's bad

 

[heatherncastro]

Well I'll tell u what is aggravating ,, the coach showing up 30 minutes into a hour practice and having a team girl or another coach fill in. It's not fair to anyone .

 

[profmom]

How much notice did you have? We have changes in schedule more than cancellations, though sometimes during meet season, a practice right before a meet will be cancelled. But there is enough coaching capacity on both sides that if it's not a break in advance of a meet, a practice can happen, even if it's not with the regular coaches.

 

[skschlag]

just a day's notice.

 

[heatherncastro]

Like an hour before

 

[mommyof1]

Really? So you pay even if the coach decides not to hold practice.

I think I am having a very hard time with that. I run a preschool, and if I have to close the preschool for any reason, the parents don't pay. (snow days/flood days/etc).

Our preschool never gave us a refund when it was closed! We had to pay even when they closed the place for a week every summer.

We don't get make-ups or refunds for missed gym practices either. It's in the contract. But practice is not cancelled very often.

 

[heatherncastro]

Yeah most places here are like that .. You pay whether your there are not . Idk about weather days etc.

 

[profmom]

We usually have at least 3-4 days. And if you've been around long enough, you kind of know that something will be coming -- for instance, when the notice came out tonight about practice changes next weekend, it was no surprise that something would change because of JO Nationals.

We don't get refunds for cancelled practices, but we don't get charged if an extra practice gets added for the boys. (Doesn't happen on the girls' side, though sometimes a practice time is changed.) If a girl or boy has to miss a scheduled practice, the coaches are usually OK with the kid coming in on a different day if there's a suitable group with which s/he can work.

 

[heatherncastro]

Well I've been told that the coach cancelled because he was sick .. But was seen at the movies . I understand things happen , but when it becomes habitual .. Well that's a problem .

 

[heatherncastro]

Hopefully the issue is solved cause that coach is no longer there ,

 

[sce]

What about
*coach unavailable to coach
*coach not showing up

We get a different coach, rather than a cancelled practice.

 

[skschlag]

We get a different coach, rather than a cancelled practice.

That would be ideal. But without a different coach, practice is just cancelled.

 

[GYM0M]

We are at gym 5 days a week. I don't think the problem is paying for canceled practices. I mean, I figured it up, we pay about $3.25 per coaching hour per month. I wouldn't even think about asking for a prorate for a weather day or coach out sick day IF it was an occasional occurrence! However, if it was frequent (more than 3 times a month, excluding practices before a meet) I would be looking for a new gym to take all my $$ to bc their is probably a deeper seeded issue going on there.

 

[heatherncastro]

That's true