The kids that miss their high school spring break tournament for vacation miraculously have parents that complain about playing time and will ultimately try to get the coach fired if needed.
It's all about their kid and creating the path of least resistance.
They could care a less about the team or the coaches.
The school principal sets the tone for a school. A tone of intentional risk-taking, innovation, and creativity or a tone of rigid compliance. It is the principal who can stifle creativity, imagination, and risk-taking or empower staff to find their greatness…right now.