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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is on a U12 team and mostly played one position, which he liked, last season.  The team did not have a successful season for multiple reasons, but I honestly think my son did a good job the position.  He worked really hard (working out outside of practice, going running).  So far, this season, the coach has played him in a different position, which he does not enjoy.  I'm not sure what happened, but my son is pretty frustrated.  He wants to ask the coach why he isn't in his former position.  I think that a better question would be to ask why the coach isn't rotating people some within each season so that they can develop.  My wife thinks we should not ask or say anything.

Looking for thoughts on the best way to approach.[/quote]

It seems to me that the coach has just rotated your son to a different position in exactly the way you want to see - no?

When you talk about rotating positions, I agree that it is good for kids to rotate from time to time - but the way this needs to happen changes as the kids get older.  When the kids are 9 it is perfectly possible to rotate them each week.  By U12 the kids are (or should be) starting to learn some complexities of the tactics associated with playing each position.  For most kids it takes quite a few weeks for them to get a handle on what is expected of them in different situations.  At this age too much movement can be just as harmful as too little - as the players never really learn any one position properly - and therefore the team never develops any chemistry.

In general by U14 I would expect to see a team where most positions are fairly well fixed and movement comes one or two players at a time by giving them some gametime at another position while the majority of the team remains fixed around them.  Every player should play at least two positions a season this way - but the team cannot change wholesale every week or no-one learns anything.  U12 can probably handle a little more movement than U14 - although that depends on how much the coach is trying to teach them.[/quote]

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