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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For my kids, until 8 or 9 they only played in rec leagues where playing time was even.  If I had noticed that it was dramatically uneven I might have said something but it didn’t come up.

After that, when they moved to more selective teams, if my kid had come to us with complaints about playing time, or wanting to try a different position, DH or I might have shared with kid what we saw that might make a difference (e.g. we notice that coach is picking kids to start who are actively warming up and not fooling around on the side lines), ot we might have practiced a script and have our kid approach the coach, maybe hanging out nearby so we could hear what the coach said and help kid follow through.  But actually talking to a coach about playing time?  No.

I will add that I have advocated to a coach for other things for my kid[b], like an exception to the no parents at practice rule[/b] for a kid with an epipen due to bee allergy, but not for playing time. [/quote]

yikes, this screams child abuse to me.[/quote]

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