BUDDY
REQUESTS
A
child may request to play on the same team as one friend
or sibling. The child's name must be properly requested
on the friend's/sibling's registration form also. Multiple
or sequential requests (child A with child B, child
B with child C, etc.) are never granted.
Two
adults may request to coach together. Their children
will automatically be paired and no other buddy request
will be considered.
HGRA’s
buddy policy is not about friends playing together
- it is intended merely to allow every child to have
at least one familiar face on the team. It also streamlines
team formation and avoids “stacked” teams
at the older levels. Buddy requests that do not follow
this policy will not be granted and will result in
your child not having a buddy on the team.
Please
don’t call to explain why we should waive this
rule for your child. With more than 2,000 kids to register
and place in a short time, we just don’t have
the time. Rest assured that the majority of our players
don’t sign up with buddies and they still all
have a great time.