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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure how I would feel if my kid played <25%. Playing time is key to development even over the quality of training.[/quote]

We’ve been on both sides of this with our kids. One of our kids has always been a starter on her ECNL team and plays the entire game. Our other two kids were substitutes for several years for their teams, sometimes only playing less than 5 minutes in a half during their middle school years. Our kids would have preferred they play more, but they were clearly among the bottom players on their respective teams. Both stuck with it, with one eventually becoming a starter and the other now playing about a third of the game.

As for CW, I personally have no problem if he plays some ECNL players less than 25% of the time, assuming it is based on the player’s talent level, impact in games, and effort level and progress in practices.  I’d have a problem if he was awarding playing time on factors unrelated to talent and effort, such as giving more playing time to kids whose parents are on the board. It doesn’t sound like this is the case. Rather, CW gives more playing time to his better players. I hate to break it to you, but that’s how it should work at these older ages for ECNL teams. [/quote]

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