I'm not MissBee, but I just wanted to touch on this. Not saying you were implying this, but not everyone wants to be superteam. We can't all be serious and competitive all the time. People do this sport for more reasons than to just be compettive. Whether it's because you love the sport, think its fun, or just what it does for you, sometimes being the best isn't always the most important.
I don't think it's right to put someone out on the floor who could potentially get hurt bc they weren't ready for the sport. They have the summer (for the most part) to acclimate to the sport and if they're still having problems, I do think it's something that needs to be discussed with the parent. On the flip side I have seen a few parents who drop their Tiny's off and they are terrible (I mean behavioral, attitude, mean, won't participate, etc.) and then are shocked when their kids aren't doing well, despite coaches constantly trying to get active participation out of the child as well as the parents. Why should they be allowed to ruin the fun of practice for the other kids and possibly cause injuries, etc. at comps? Sometimes kids that age just aren't ready.
I think there's a difference with 'trying to be competitive' and 'trying to be COMPETITIVE'..and no, it's not just that I capitalized one (appropriate use of capital? yes?) lol. There's a reason most tiny teams are cheaper (at least that I've always seen, anyway)..I think there's an expectation of wanting to do well and working them through the skills, but trying to treat it like it's life and death large coed5 Worlds is a bit much. For me, anyway. And just because a team doesn't cut/'isn't being "competitive" ' to a certain degree doesn't mean there is any less expectation or degree of safety..
