Can a parenting coordinator make decisions about extracurricular activities without a hearing?

Disputes about extracurricular activities are among the more common issues parenting coordination agreements are specifically designed to cover, since they tend to be exactly the kind of recurring, practical disagreement that doesn't need the formality of a full court hearing to resolve. Where the parenting coordination agreement includes this kind of decision within the coordinator's scope, the coordinator can typically gather each parent's position, perhaps informally rather than through a formal hearing process, and make a binding decision without either parent needing to file anything with the court.

This is one of the clearest examples of what parenting coordination is meant to solve: rather than escalating a disagreement about whether a child should join a particular activity, or which parent should cover a related cost, into a court motion, the coordinator can resolve it relatively directly, based on the authority the parents already gave them. Whether extracurricular decisions are actually included in a specific coordinator's authority depends on the wording of that particular agreement, so it's worth confirming this is covered before assuming it applies to your situation.