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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry - not - sorry.  For equal playing time, play Recreation. For more playing time, improve your skills or play on a less skilled team.  Travel, even at the younger ages, is about winning.  [/quote]

I haven't read any post that said equal.  Several posts have said appropriate or reasonable.  This is U10 after all, and for many kids it is their first travel experience.  Besides, it's still the fall. Shouldn't he try coaching some and then declining players? [/quote]

Well the following are the OPs original post and a followup clarification:

[quote]Just curious what parent expectations are regarding playing time for your kids. Is it ‘win or die’ even at age 10 with kids riding the bench for extended periods of time, or is complete equity no matter what? I’m assuming most parents are somewhere in between and I’m most specifically curious what’s the minimum you’d be okay with and how long you think kids should be sitting while they’re out.

In my specific situation, I’ve got a young kid on a team that’s not the top team for that age group. What’s a reasonable expectat[/quote]

So this is all good. No real issue the OP is just looking for some guidance.

And then the followup:

[quote]OP here. Appreciate all the responses. I’m upset about my kid’s lack of playing time because he’s upset. It’s so obvious that it’s demoralizing for him. Moping little kids are kind of pathetic. My spouse is more of the ‘what do the rules say’ so I’m curious on both fronts.

In this case, I’m well aware he’s in the bottom quarter of the team in performance, [b]but I think playing 50% of a game where there’s only 8 kids in attendance seems low[/b]. I also don’t love that he never starts and kids who are late to warmups (ie show up at game time) start before him. And he’s on the bench for such long stretches (15+ minutes) that it seems like it would be hard to perform well after that.

We know he’s not that great of a player, but he seems to love it and I do think he can improve if he’s not run out of the sport.[/quote]

This is the only time the OP actually mentions the amount of playing time. Nothing about ten minutes a game. By this post it sounds like the player is getting 50% of the game which most would say IS the reasonable expectation.

If the player wants more than half a game then EARN IT. Simple.  [/quote]

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