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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Coaches are human so I think a pattern vs no pattern is important here.  Some just cannot put their own personal desire to win aside for the goal of development despite their best intentions/what they say. If this is your coach, it will not change so you need a new team.

Sometimes they don’t notice if a kid has sat longer than others because they get caught up/there’s a lot to manage. If it happens every once in awhile this might be the case so you should talk with him/her.

Also, some sports are easier to manage bench rotation than others so keep that in mind but I can’t come up with a reason why an 11 year old is riding the bench. [/quote]

for example my DS plays baseball and a lineup plan is often altered mid game due to a pitching change, run rule/shortened game etc. There are a lot of moving parts and it could just be an oversight. Or maybe the game becomes very close at the end, the current lineup is on a roll and they want to go for the win. But that is one game.

But if it becomes a pattern, then I’d either talk to the coach “how can my child earn more playing time” and/or find a new team. Particularly if the coach is not even remotely handling playing time as stated originally when you joined the team. No 11yo should be sitting the bench in any sport more than 50% of the game times IMO. [/quote]

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