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Youth coach urges Spooner Area School District to revise gym-use policy amid pickleball scheduling conflicts
Summary
At the Spooner Area School District board meeting, Sean Southernland, a parent coach and member of the Spooner Backcourt youth basketball program, asked the board to revisit its facility-use priorities after weekday pickleball sessions occupy the elementary gym when younger teams need lower rims and earlier practice times. The board agreed to place the item on next month's agenda.
At the Spooner Area School District monthly board meeting, Sean Southernland, a parent coach and board member of the Spooner Backcourt youth basketball program, urged the board to revise the district's facility-use policy to reduce scheduling conflicts between Community Education pickleball sessions and youth basketball practices.
Southernland told the board the elementary school gym is currently scheduled for…
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