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[quote=Anonymous]We have had kids who  have played both at  travel levels on different clubs.

At younger ages (below U12)

- In general, in soccer we have seen a decent club/coach gives young players relatively equal time n terms of rotation of playing time in leagues - with exception of tournaments.   In most clubs, kids should rotate through a few positions to learn more than one position.  There are national soccer guidelines on roster size by age  which caps it.

Lax as a sport is a bit newer and is building up its organization /structure/guidelines.   It  really varies by club, by coach, by age, - and some of it can be the wild west.  For example, there are no common guidelines on roster size that has to be followed (or number carded for a tournament).  .  We have seen rosters vary year to year by +/- 8.      There have been a lot of local club mergers / changes locally that add to the dynamics.

The other issue is that many lax clubs seem to specialize the position really early on and a kid can get stuck in a position whether or not it's a good fit or not.   That can impact playing time too.

Lax Playing time  in general-  You will find some coaches/clubs that are better, really strive for equal play (within positions) - but in our experience of seeing many clubs,  there is a greater variance.   Note: As a rule of thumb middies get subbed in and out more bc of nature of game

Also the "season" length outside of league play varies on how many summer tournaments, etc. - so something else to consider.    
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