I don't want to say the club because it is small but they give some scholarships and charge new players more. It is $3,500 per year including spring, fall, and winter.
I checked and their league does have a max roster size of 12. But they are always showing up with more than 12. They also have 2 kids playing up.
Regardless of the team size, how disproportionate should the playing time be at that age?

My 8 year old son was invited to join a travel team last fall. Previously he only played rec league. He didn't have to try out or anything, but he did start practicing with them before officially joining the team in the spring. They play 7 on 7 and the team has 15 players. They started the year splitting time basically evenly. As the year went on my son played less and less to where it was 1/4 of the game or less. He doesn't miss practices or show up late. He has athleticism but needs coaching to better understand his position (they only play him at striker) and he is one of the youngest players on the team. I'm super frustrated. On top of the lack of playing time and playing only one position, they are also charging $3,500 per year. The only bright spot it they are splitting the team into A and B teams in the fall, but they won't say if they will have a cap on the number of players per team. Is this all just a sign to move on to another club or do all clubs struggle with some of these things?