Verbal commitments are worth about as much as a Venezuelan Bolivar at an Alabama County Fair. Unless your coach sends you a link to formally sign-up your kid, and for you to plunk down a deposit, well then.... you have nothing, friend.
Pay a deposit beginning of February! Yea right. My kid had verbal commitments from mite minor to peewee. Always got the contract on the first day of tryouts. You know the coach, you know the parents, so it should be say to find out history. Is there a risk?Always.
That's because the kids your coach was recruiting declined or no one showed up at tryouts. For kids the coach really wants to keep, their parents already have that "link" in their email inbox to sign-up and pay the deposit.
Get a life, it is youth hockey. Anyone that thinks these "contacts" are binding is a very simple person and buys into everything these guys are selling
Directly from "The Rules" a guide for hockey parents -
"Don’t ever believe a team owner, manager or coach when they tell you your kid is “all set” for next season and is on the team until the contract is signed. There are liars, darn liars and hockey team owners / managers / coaches."
Why don't more people just reference 'The Rules' when in doubt?
I really need to stop drinking coffee when I read the DBoard! I’m either laughing so hard I choke or spit my coffee out! This thread especially is hysterical!
Directly from "The Rules" a guide for hockey parents -
"Don’t ever believe a team owner, manager or coach when they tell you your kid is “all set” for next season and is on the team until the contract is signed. There are liars, darn liars and hockey team owners / managers / coaches."
Why don't more people just reference 'The Rules' when in doubt?
^^^ Sad way to live life. You must be a lawyer and/or snowflake.
Very simple....if you're kid is borderline have a backup plan. If you're kid is a stud and parents r wack jobs (gossip, txt coaches, complain about playing time and position) have a backup plan. If you're kid is good and you're not a troublemaker all set.
Very simple....if you're kid is borderline have a backup plan. If you're kid is a stud and parents r wack jobs (gossip, txt coaches, complain about playing time and position) have a backup plan. If you're kid is good and you're not a troublemaker all set.