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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]24 on roster could possibly be too much but not always. Around 22 for older age groups seems to be the right number for reasons mentioned in this thread (high school, college visits, injuries, etc.).  Most teams I have seen with just 18 rostered are usually (more often than not) struggling to field full teams with some subs to give breathers by the end of a season in leagues of with a high level of competition. And many clubs will let those not rostered play with the B team on that given week. Either way, I do support at the older age groups (u17+) having kids earn their time by performance in training and in games. This is not popular opinion for parents of kids that don't get as much time. I have had kids on both ends of this ([b]one who played for fun and only got 15-20 minutes per match[/b] and one who played nearly every minute, was a star, and still plays in college). The one who played for fun knew her place on the team and made decisions on how hard she wanted to work to earn more time. I think the earn your way approach at older ages sets kids up well for the truth they will face in college soccer (if they go that route) and definitely in the journey of life and is one of many steps to help with maturity growth. Not everyone will be the star and not everyone deserves equal time. Not fun to discuss or internalize, but true. I will not go on a rant but the "entitlement factor" is a big part of the problem in the world I see today.     [/quote]

That's not both ends of the spectrum. The other end of the spectrum is not being allowed to dress for games. PP said they were on an ENCLR team that did this. I can understand ECNL or MLSNext because that's where you expect to be fighting for playing time and to get scouted. For lower leagues, U17 is the end of the line. I'd be furious if my kid didn't even dress for their last season or get to attend their final tournament because the most allowed on a bench was fewer than the number of players on a team.

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