Not a major one , just bored whilst having a coffee!
My son attends football training every weekend . They’re all aged 8-10 ( he’s 9 ) . We had to get the bus today as my car was in for MOT - on the way it was raining , but hadn’t had a text to say it was cancelled . By the time we arrived it was absolutely pouring down , I wanted to turn around and go home but I would have had a day of crying from my son as he eats , sleeps and breathes football and looks forward to this all week. They didn’t cancel and we stood in a field with no shelter for an hour . The kids were drenched ! The field was pretty much just mud . When I say pouring , I mean bouncing off the floor pouring ! It’s 5 hours later and I’m still cold . I wouldn’t have been any more wet if I had jumped into a lake fully clothed!
I know it was my choice to stay ( well , my sons 🤣) - I’m not criticising the coaches - but speaking to other parents they said some have moaned in the past about not being refunded when they stopped early or cancelled due to rain so they don’t now unless it’s really bad before the sessions start .
its £5 ! What do parents expect - a £2.50 refund if they only play for half hour ? Most of us wanted to go but because the children knew it wasn’t cancelled , we couldn’t really . I feel like this is a lot of pressure for the coaches - we pay in advance so they would have to refund if any cancelled and this is their income … so do you think it’s unreasonable that parents complain so much that coaches feel they can’t cancel even in extreme weather like this ? Because I really don’t ! Surely , what’s best for the child ? I know cold doesn’t cause colds but I can safely say none of us feel great !