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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What is the position in question? I'll say as kids get older they should still be rotating positions to a certain degree to aid in development, however, certain kids will be somewhat limited to certain positions over time. For example, if your son played and liked striker, but there are now 3-4 kids that are bigger, stronger, faster, better finishers, the coach will be inclined to rotate those 3-4 kid through that position vs all players on the team.[/quote]

Thanks.  He was a midfielder and is now a defender.  He used to be a defender more often when he was younger, and did get compliments on it from coaches and parents on other teams, but it isn't the position he wants to play.

And hey, I am totally open to the idea that he messed up or is somehow lacking - I don't pretend to be the end all and super objective on my own kid's playing.  But, if that is the case, the coach should have talked to him about it.  His mid-year player eval was overall positive.  If it an issue  or problem with him, and that's fine, but he needs to know so that he can work at it.[/quote]

You're welcome.  Most coaches do not have the time to have that discussion with every parent with every decision they make in a given year on what I am assuming are a couple teams they coach.  You pay them to coach and they will just go on their way coaching unless you say something.  You may be thinking about this wrong too.  Maybe he sees a lot in your son on defense and needs him there?  Maybe he doesn't have the skill set to play midfield, but is progressing as a defender?  Maybe he is really good at defense and the coach needs him there?  Would he rather develop into a great defender or average midfielder.  I don't know, but it is definitely worth a quick conversation with the coach.  Again, I don't see the harm as long as it is approached the right way.

For what it's worth we had a kid who played forward and the coach saw a lot of potential on defense.  The kid hated life and the parents weren't happy, but he eventually started to like it and now is just an animal back there.  He also brings the ball up the field all the time and distributes to build from the back, which has been wonderful to see.  The coach gets all the credit there.[/quote]

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