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So THAT'S where all the people reading this come from... | Dealing with the system. Friday, March 23, 2007 @ 9:46 pm My sister signed up for the volleyball team at her school. Today, I found out she was moved to the 4th grade level (she's in 5th grade), which means that she was separated from all of her friends that are on the 5th grade team. She isn't even a bad player--in fact, she's one of the better ones. Maybe not the best, but definitely in the top quartile. So why the move? The athletic department claims that the 4th grade team didn't have enough players. Well, fine. Let's say they didn't. Why my sister? Why separate her from the teammates she knows and trusts and has bonded with and stick her with kids who are all new to the sport entirely? Why not move her and someone else also, so that things would be less awkward? But we know for a fact that the 4th grade DOES have enough players. Why else would there be TWO 4th graders on the 5th grade team? Granted, they may not be beginners at the sport, but why let them play on the 5th grade team while my sister gets sent back? "Well, uh... well, your sister can help out the 4th graders who don't know how to play." Yeah? Well, if those TWO 4th graders you moved up are good enough to play for the 5th grade team, why not stick them back where they belong because surely they can help their newbie teammates (slash classmates) out as well. Could this be a bullshit move on the part of the athletic department to inflate the 4th grade team's win percentage this year by sticking a veteran on the team? I think so. Reasons why this is completely shitty for both my sister and for the 4th grade team: 1) My sister will not get any better by attending practices that teach basic skills to a bunch of kids who've never played volleyball before in their lives. She sure as hell won't learn to play better volleyball playing against kids who can barely hit the ball over the net. 2) My sister feels isolated and doesn't understand why she was singled out to be sent back to the 4th grade team. Even if it means she'll be the star player on the team, being singled out--especially for kids going through puberty--is a fucking awkward experience. (She even told my mom that it feels awkward.) 3) What do new players gain from having their wins handed to them on silver platters anyway? If they keep winning while they technically suck, that does not force them to play better volleyball, so the team ends up suffering if they no longer have my sister on their team. Possible reasons why the 4th grade girls got moved up to the 5th grade team: 1) One of the 4th graders is the daughter of the athletic director's common-law wife. (Oh wait, that's a true story.) 2) I don't even fucking know why the other girl's there. She's not even as good as my sister, or so they say. I don't know. It reeks of complete bullshit and if the situation is not rectified, I will take action and I will pull no punches. I will go with my parents to see the director and to see the principal if need be, and I will fucking eviscerate them with the combined powers of logic and passion until they are nothing but hollowed out bags of flesh. 3 Comments. I don't want to offend you, but I find it very hard to take anything with the words "4th grade" and "5th grade" very seriously. » randomjunk on 2007-03-24 03:18:25 Oh my.. what a bad thing to do! Just because she's the daughter of some hot shot doesn't mean she's good.. » Nuttz on 2007-03-24 03:24:59 Heavly drugged so I hope my comment makes sense You know, you always remember your first experience in anything. She is going to remember this forever. I would be pissed if they did that to my daughter and I would want to speak with the coach and then maybe the principal and tell them to give me a justifiable reason why two fourth graders were moved up and my daughter moved down. I would want to know their reasons and I would like the coach to explain to me, in front of the principal, the selection process. I would then tell my daughter that she will not learn much of anything being on the fourth grade team so I am pulling you out. I would then look into signing her up for club. I would have to pay more but I feel the emotional and psychologial damage would be avoided. » KkaMA67 on 2007-03-24 03:43:08
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