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<p>At D’s school it would be a one game suspension and a bunch of ladders and wall jumps if it was for missing a practice. Missing a district game? Bye-bye. But we have had kids miss pre-district tournament games for SAT’s (that’s a one game suspension) and my D had to miss a warm-up game for playoffs for a scholarship weekend. She did most of her punishment before leaving and I think she only had to “not start” (since the warm-up game wasn’t on the schedule and she couldn’t really plan for it or re-schedule). </p>
<p>But to miss a scheduled game that counts in the standings when there are several other testing dates available? To me that’s a call a coach has to make IMO. </p>
<p>D’s coach gives them a schedule and says : here are the practices, here is the schedule. No weddings, no anniversaries - unless somebody is sick or dead or dying it’s unexcused. If you don’t like it, don’t play. Always catches a kid coming back at Christmas. Always. </p>
<p>Heck, we’ve had a girl suspended this year for a game for “intentionally” not slapping an assistant coach’s hand before a game in a huddle (a sign of disrespect supposedly). I cringed at that one but hey- I wasn’t there.</p>