This same situation happened to me last year. Right or wrong, here's what
I did. I told the parent that I had closed enrolment for the team when the
Challenge was released in early September. I said I wouldn't reopen until
after the Qualifier tournament, in case the team advanced. My, possibly
flawed, reasoning was that the original commitment of the participating
families was up to the Qualifier, and I intended to have them all decide if
they wanted to continue after the initial commitment was met. The team
didn't advance, so that never played out. I invited the family to join
this year, and they're in.
Best regards,
Daniel McDonald
Team #156
On Oct 7, 2012 3:09 PM, "Darlene Pantaleo" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I feel the same way as Brandy, but I also think that Phil's idea to let
> this possible new member come to the meetings and the event in a lesser
> role, with the understanding that he can be a full team member next season.
> Events start in less than a month, after all, and you said that most of the
> work has been done.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On Oct 7, 2012, at 2:42 PM, B Bergenstock wrote:
>
> Out of all the good questions you have asked yourself in this email- ask
> the team? How will the new kid fit into the team? - the last consideration
> you should try to imagine is if not attending this
> season's competition would discourage them from attending next season.
> The parents must know OCTOBER is late in the season, and they missed the
> cut off that the other members came in on.
> If your team is happy and productive, I don't see a compelling
> reason to add new members at this point. If you were lacking in any area-
> research/ drama people or engineers- then you might have a reason to let in
> new and fresh talent, but having a balanced team seems like a great way to
> go into your first competition.
> Regards,
> Brandy
>
> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Ivan Gil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Good afternoon,
>>
>> I have a bit of a quandary and I'm hoping that someone will be able to
>> provide me with an answer. Our is composed of eight children and have been
>> meeting since the end of July and we just had a parent that has asked if
>> their child can join the team. How should I answer this question? Is it too
>> late in the game? Have the other children done most of the work (and they
>> have), is there a rule as to when we should cutoff membership, should I put
>> it up for a vote with the team? I do not want to take this opportunity away
>> from this child by telling him no, he can't join as I feel that would
>> discourage him from joining next year but I also want to be fair to the
>> rest of the team. Please provide me with the wisdom that comes from being a
>> veteran as I am rookie coach.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ivan Gil
>> Tel: 804-334-8074
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