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Apr 27, 2015
10:13:31pm

Hank Rearden

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

you the snack was the highlight of their game. In fact, when you ask them about the game they usually lead of with "Mrs. So and So brought chocolate doughnuts and it was awesome, or conversely, Mrs. So and So gave us apple slices and it sucked.......

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Hank Rearden

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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

6

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.

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.

4/27/15 10:09pm

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

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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