The father was there, and he told her not to come up behind people on the tee pad. We were all new to PDGA, and so I thought that I was entitled to a retee, but was told different. I think that was part of my frustration.
Just in general, I think people have made some very good points. I'm not familiar enough to realize that some kids develop the ability to focus, and have the attention span to remain nondisruptive throughout the day. But some don't. I almost wondered whether this tournament was more the parent's idea than the child's, but I should retain judgement on that one. I didn't want to muddy up the waters, but the other challenge in this whole situation was that along with the player, the father also had a four year old and a dog. DavidSauls was right that this was just an unusually bad situation, and especially for a first tournament.
12StonesScott, I very much appreciate all the effort you pay to not only make the tournament a good experience for your child, but to also take pains to make it easier on the TD and other players.
Warn him!
Seriously I know it is kind of bad but if a kid isn't following common courtesy you SHOULD at least let them know.
Just in general, I think people have made some very good points. I'm not familiar enough to realize that some kids develop the ability to focus, and have the attention span to remain nondisruptive throughout the day. But some don't. I almost wondered whether this tournament was more the parent's idea than the child's, but I should retain judgement on that one. I didn't want to muddy up the waters, but the other challenge in this whole situation was that along with the player, the father also had a four year old and a dog. DavidSauls was right that this was just an unusually bad situation, and especially for a first tournament.
12StonesScott, I very much appreciate all the effort you pay to not only make the tournament a good experience for your child, but to also take pains to make it easier on the TD and other players.