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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year, our MLS Next team had players who almost never started and a few players who played maybe 20% or less of the available minutes throughout the season. They also did not play at all in some games even though they were rostered and available to play.

Yet, the MLS Next technical standards recommend that all primary players start in 25% of official matches and that all players participate in 50% of minutes per week (U13 through U15). Is there any enforcement or monitoring of these recommendations? I understand that a team might deviate slightly from these, but in the case of our club, these recommendations were completely ignored. In the era of Taka and AI, it seems that it would be easy to evaluate whether teams are following these recommendations a couple times during the season and penalize the teams who are not complying.[/quote]

Was the 20% or less playing time actually timed or just an upset parent's conclusion?[/quote]

Nobody is keeping track officially, so this is parents' conclusion on a few players. 20% playing time at U14 is about 16 minutes per game, that seems about accurate. But you're right, this not be the parent's job to monitor playing time and maybe this estimate is wrong, maybe I am exaggerating and it was 30%. The point is the same: is anybody keeping track to ensure that all players get sufficient playing time? and is there any way to punish clubs who ignore these recommendations?[/quote]

Yes, Karen! Just open with this. PUNISH THEM ALL!!![/quote]

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