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[quote=Anonymous]We’ve lived in the same neighborhood for years.  A group of boys including my son have played rec league together for two years.

The kids are U9.  They have now joined a more advanced league together.  Three of the players are children of the former rec coaches. An unfortunate pattern developed where they were favored during play and encouraged to hog the ball. They would also only pass to one another.  My DS and several other strong players were shut out of playing any offense and relegated to defense.

As a result of those years of play, my DS now thinks of himself as an exclusively defensive player.  This is also true of at least four other players that have advanced with him.  All of them are strong players, but they have learned not to challenge the three “stars.”

Is it reasonable to expect their new coach to break the old patterns of play?  So far, I’m not seeing any change and the new coach is allowing the three players to dominate offense, as before. To be fair, they are more comfortable in offense, because that’s the role they’re used to playing.

I and the other parents were hoping that our kids would be given more opportunities to play different positions.  Should we speak up?

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