> Practices in individual sports held before the day school stars should be voluntary anyway, particularly if they clash with family > vacation times. (Team sports are another matter, but cross-country is not essentially a team sport; the absence of one runner does not affect >the training progress of her teammates the way an absent football player might)
Without passing judgement on the attendance requirement for the day before an event, if a team does have this rule then the student needs to abide by it or face the consequences. Team rules are an important part of high school sports, even in individual sports. Teaching kids that there are consequences for violating the rules is very important, even rules that they don't agree with. - Ed Parrot
