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[quote=Anonymous]The TM is usually the parent of a player who is pretty good.   In part this is because the parent is usually a little more in to soccer than the average parent.  It's often someone who has at least one older child in travel soccer, because people are more likely to volunteer for that position when they already have some idea of how things work vs being completely new to the whole experience.  Another factor is that coaches are reluctant to have a TM of a kid who might be on the chopping block come tryout time, because cutting the kid also means having to find a new TM.    Smart coaches also try to find a TM whose kid is so good that playing time is not going to be an issue, though that's not always possible.

Do TM's kids get preferential treatment?  The answer is yes - usually to some extent.  There's nothing necessarily sinister about this.  It's just human nature.  The coach has to communicate with the TM on a regular basis, far more so than with any other parent, and it is harder to do that when they know the person is upset that their kid just sat on the bench most of the game.   So if it comes down to a choice between two players who are pretty close when it comes to performance, the path of least resistance is to give the TM's kid the nod rather than someone you don't really have to talk to.

The coaches that don't seem moved by this are few and far between, and are usually the type who are extremely confident in their soccer related decisions.

Another exception is when the TM's kid is the starting GK, and the back-up is a field player who only goes in goal when the starter is hurt.

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