BearsDad wrote:I know a few coaches that are refusing to release players, but if a COACH cuts a player can he still hold that player and NOT release her?
To answer the question, yes. Now if the player in question has not played any PGF qualifiers there is or should be no issues.
I believe it is the qualifier that locks a player to a team. (double check on this)
Last year my dd left a team right after Colorado, she had played in qualifiers with this team.
The Mgr/coach refused to release her, I emailed him several times to no avail.
I then sent out a nice group email and called him out in a nice professional way, and simple posed the question to them.
"Why would a coach who claimed to love the players hold back a player from the game"(ye old group stink bomb)
She was released a few days later.
If you returned all equipment, uniforms and are current up to date on dues, there is no excuse in my opinion.