MVLA:

As I continue to compile your requests for Fall field space, one
thing has stuck out and I thought I may as well address it en masse:

Issue:
It seems virtually every team at every age has asked for late slots.

Reality:

1) we do NOT have enough field space to even come close to satisfying
such requests
2) diminishing light will crunch all late slots into early slots by
11/2. In Oct, sunset is between 6-6:30, with dark before 7
3) coaches with more than two teams asking for more than two teams to
have late slots present an insoluble scheduling problem.

Priority disposition:

1) MVLA's priority PIM will always apply in determining field allocation
2) beyond that, all things being equal, consideration for late slots
will always go to the eldest teams first
3) more specifically, teams u13 and under should NOT expect to get
late slots unless they train at Huff (we get two days per week),
Monte Loma (if we get the permit), Hillview, or Grant - and those
fields fill up quickly.

Rationale:

In general, it is NOT our priority to accommodate after-school sports
other than MVLA soccer. (Quite frankly, and especially for class 1
teams during Fall, it would be reasonable to expect the child's
MVLA-soccer priority to be higher than any other after-school sport
commitment.) Elder teams get later slots to accommodate their later
school dismissal times and the reality that elder teams often roster
kids from out of town and they need time to get here.

Thanks for your understanding, Jeanine
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