Insight urgently needed for a HS dilemma

ijamjl
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:10:47 +0000

If you’re quitting the team once you find a job, then that’s a viable choice. I fully support a decision such as that. Just as you said, don’t quit if you don’t have a job yet; however, tell your coach that you might quit soon because you’re looking for a job. Be sure to leave with good terms and possibly stop by when you have a chance because coaches sometimes take it the wrong way. For example, my girlfriend was a part of a competing team, and once the competition year was over (and she was a senior, so any other team practices for the newer members didn’t matter for her except that the coaches wanted her to help train them). She started looking for a job, and landed one at Starbucks. She told her coach that she wouldn’t be able to come to practices anymore, and the coach seemed to fully understand. She later found out that the coach was speaking to the other coaches that my girlfriend was “trying to make excuses to cut practice” and some other false statements which I can’t even recall anymore. The point is, I hope your coach is mature enough to understand your situation and decision to get a job, rather than prioritize the team instead.

Out of curiosity, are your competitions over or are you planning not to participate? Those are the only two reasons why I think you would be willing to quit the team at this point of the school year.