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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Picking up "2 subs" for an 11v11 match when there are only 13 players on the team does not seem unreasonable, especially for a tournament where you should expect to play 3 maybe 4 games over two days.

I've seen clubs who will "guest play" ringers from higher level teams and have watched those player play more than the regular team members before...

But outside of injury reasons or just flat out fatigue, I don't see why a guest player should ever play MORE than a regular member of the team. You do want to make the trip worthwhile for them as well, but not at the sacrifice of your existing players.

6 minutes is ridiculous, if that playtime wasn't made up elsewhere, especially on a low level team, I'd be talking to the coach and exploring options elsewhere.[/quote]

At first, I didn’t think it was unreasonable either. Their first tournament they only had 12 and didn’t pick up any subs. It was much much hotter and they were gassed by the final. A couple more subs made sense, even though the weather was cooler. It was more the way they were used that I questioned. I understand playing time won’t be equal and am fine with that, especially within the regular team.

The guest players were probably from a higher level team. They were better than almost all the regular team members and the team has done well in both tournaments.

We talked about the importance of self improvement and things to practice at home especially during this week’s Thanksgiving break and later during the long Christmas break. The player has been on this team before, just not with this coach.

The next closest team in the age group is about 75 miles away and not  a drive I’m able to make multiple times a week, so this team is the only option.

I posed the question to help figure out if this was the norm and it sounds like at least the playing time aspect is not. If the child wants me to, I’ll have a discussion with the coach. Thanks for the advice. [/quote]

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