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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How are guest players typically used? Low level, u13 parent who had the child’s team use two guest players for the first time at a recent tournament. The coach called it picking up “2 subs” for the tournament. Team has 13 rostered players, playing the lowest division of 11v11 and all team members were present.

Is it normal to have a team member play less than 6 minutes a half (35 minutes halves)? Another team member play less than 10 minutes a half? Guest players rotated out some, while some team members didn’t sub at all.

I understand you have to make it worth the guest player’s time, but should there also be an effort to make it worth the team member’s time? How do you develop your own team by leaving two kids on the bench?

For context: Team is the only one in their age group in town. Travels 2.5+ hours to participate in tournaments. Guest players live/play on teams in the tournament’s metro area and will never be on the actual team. [/quote]

While I am never in favor of someone playing less than 6 minutes in a half at u13, this seems particularly egregious. Only 13 on roster. Lowest division. That’s preposterous. The kids on the team should be playing much more than that with 35 minute halves and at that age, level and roster size.

I have seen guests play more than a rostered player and it’s not that uncommon. But your scenario sounds crazy to me. [/quote]

Thanks for confirming that it was out of line. While I don’t expect equal playing time, especially within the actual team members, I thought the amount of time these 2 spent on the bench was ridiculous. First game seemed evenly enough split between everyone, but it went downhill quickly from there.

There’s no where to go or my child (who was one of the two) would be looking elsewhere as we can take the hint the child is not really wanted on the team. It’s also not really a club, more of a loose association of like 3 age groups of teams, so no one to talk to there.

Child noticed and was confused and upset by it. It was a long car ride home talking thru the upset, going over strategies to improve, whether or not to talk to the coach etc. [/quote]

I'd have a conversation with the coach. Make them justify it to you why your player played so little and if this is what should be expected in the spring. Until coaches get called out they will pull crap like this from time to time. Definitely are other places to go, though. It just costs money.[/quote]

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