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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our coach recently brought a guest player to a tournament. The player was very good, and the kids seemed excited to play with him. However, some parents raised concerns about their kids’ playing time. Personally, I was happy with the decision, but I’m curious to hear what others here think.[/quote]

Guest players will always cause a problem, generally at U15 and below. As the PP mentioned, it depends on the reason why the coach brought in a GP? 
-Did the coach communicate why he brought in GP? -Were they short? -Was the bracket too strong?

But, if some families were not happy with the decision, then it tells me the team was not short handed.  No body wants to pay a tournament entry fee to see their kid on the bench.  And honestly, if this is a 2nd tier and below team, generally a guest player is not warranted because you want the weaker players to play and get developed by playing hard games as much as possible.

Kids all recognize talent and they always get excited by having a great player on the team.  The parents have issues and can be toxic. The parents want to watch their own kids play.

-The coach should have let everyone know what he brought in a guest player to calm down the toxic parents.  [/quote]

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