What kind of a parent would lobby to remove a 12-year-old player from a team half way through a season?
A lawyer who sincerely thought he was doing the right thing, I suppose.
It happened with a peewee 'A' team in Toronto when a parent sought the support of other parents on his son's team to "fix" the problem of the team's only female, and weakest player.
The Toronto Star wrote:
Atis ... details two possible options for consideration, either moving Kayla from defence to forward and keeping her off of power plays and penalty kills, or playing her every second shift on defence and again keeping her off special teams “until her skating and shooting improves.” “If Kayla is NOT amenable to the above options, the coach should find Kayla a new team to play on — commensurate to her skill level — for the balance of the season,” .... Atis also raised concerns about Kayla changing in the same locker-room as the boys, stating, “there have been many ‘near miss’ incidents where the boys have almost been exposed to Kayla.”
To more read details from another blogger, click here.
To read the original Toronto Star article, click here.
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