My son is starting soccer for the first time. The team, based around our ward,

Apr 27, 2015
9:42:23pm

byujacob

sent out a schedule for who brings the halftime snacks and the post-game snacks. What the crap is the point of playing a sport and eating garbage during and after? I swear, our whole culture is becoming sugar oriented.

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My son is starting soccer for the first time. The team, based around our ward,

byujacob

4/27/15 9:42pm

How old is he?

Noni Fruit

4/27/15 9:43pm

byujacob

4/27/15 10:19pm

Ummm, the team I just got done coaching usually had stuff like orange slices,

crack

4/27/15 9:44pm

Yep. Snacks can be healthy.

spugeddy24

4/27/15 9:45pm

Don't forget the Capri Suns!

bretonnia

4/27/15 9:49pm

I brought two maple bars for every child last week

OU Cougar

4/27/15 9:52pm

Haha - I bet.

crack

4/27/15 10:00pm

Orange slices are the only halftime snack worth a darn.

chago04

4/27/15 9:44pm

Those candies? They are pretty good

TNT

4/27/15 9:44pm

"Has peeling an orange ever really been worth it?"

P-townCoug

4/27/15 10:05pm

Grapes work

Paco

4/27/15 11:09pm

get him into comp/academy and there wont be any of that

BlueFrog

4/27/15 9:45pm

When I played, our half-time snack was always sliced oranges.

RobAdams

4/27/15 9:46pm

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mulletYno

4/27/15 10:44pm

Snacks are totally unnecessary. Only need water.

SJS

4/27/15 9:47pm

Hate to bust your soapbox; this was happening at least 20 yrs ago.

IGlowInTheDark

4/27/15 9:51pm

As a side note, I really hope if the team is based on kids in your ward and it

crack

4/27/15 9:53pm

Yeah, pet peeve of mine as well.. My kids get either candy or some "treats"

cougfanz

4/27/15 9:53pm

This is typical everywhere, including California

JOPE

4/27/15 9:59pm

I remember my kindergarten teacher telling our parents to not let us pass out

hansel

4/27/15 10:07pm

Ha. Raisins are really bad for your teeth.

byujacob

4/27/15 10:12pm

True. Dried fruit is basically pure sugar

hansel

4/27/15 10:15pm

I coached two basketball teams this winter and one soccer team

El Pasco

4/28/15 9:40am

meant for OP

El Pasco

4/28/15 9:40am

I blame soccer moms for this. Now it's permeated every sport.

Countcougula

4/27/15 10:09pm

How old is your son? You ask some of these younger kids and they'll tell

Hank Rearden

4/27/15 10:13pm

I thought a fruit snack and a Capri Sun would be a great snack. We were the

Shimmy

4/27/15 10:29pm

As long as you're feeding your kid a balanced diet at home, why on earth would y

mulletYno

4/27/15 10:45pm

My 7 year old was livid to find out club baseball didn't include postgame treats

WhyKnot

4/27/15 10:45pm

One kid got on my case for not doing treats at practices

Paco

4/27/15 11:10pm

Club Baseball for 7 year olds? Seems like a horrible thing to do to a kid.

CariocaCoug

4/28/15 2:46am

He's good and he loves it, but thanks for the parenting advice.

WhyKnot

4/28/15 4:33am

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