Today at practice, one of the assistant coaches came & asked me again if Ryan would play in the tournament on Sunday. I explained (again) that we believe that Sunday is the Sabbath & that Ryan would not play ball on Sunday. I guess that there is a rule in the books that states that every player has to be at every game after the first one or the head coach doesn’t get to be at that same game. In other words, if Ryan doesn’t play in the game, Rick can’t be there to coach the kids on to victory. (When we signed up for the all-star tournament, we let them know that he wouldn't be playing the Sunday games.)
There are a few alternatives: the league commissioner can make an exception for Ryan, the coach can decide to not let Ryan play at all, and finally, the coach may not be there for the game(s). On a happier note, the coaches call Ryan “Willie Mays” because of his ability to cover the entire outfield & backup the infield as well.
We are praying that the league commissioner will decide to let Ryan play. Depending on his experience with other LDS kids & their willingness to play (or not play) on Sunday maybe we’ll be in the tournament next weekend.
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Oh, wow. That is tough. I think this problem is getting even worse as people fill up every single day of the week, including Sundays.
Way to go, to both you and your son, for "standing for truth and righteousness."
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