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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you say football, do you mean American football or soccer?  I'm assuming soccer.

The goal should always be to win but not at the cost of development.

During practices, the goal should be giving every player as many touches as possible and no one should be sitting for an extended period of time.

During games, especially at the rec level and at the lower grade levels, every person should have the opportunity to play.  And no one should be pigeon holed into a position and there should be some rotation in positions.

I will say that there's not as much control during games.  I've had cases where a parent was furious that some players wouldn't pass to their kid during a win for our team.  And also demanded that the team play down to their kid's level.  The issue is that their kid wasn't that good and wasn't really able to be part of the play.  And even if we did try to make allowances to try to maximize touches during a game, the other team may not give the same benefit.  Which was the case where the other team would typically rip the ball away from their kid whenever they got it.

So I might not stress about them not getting the ball during games because maybe the ball or play went their way.  But I do expect to see them on the field and also to be given opportunities during practices.[/quote]

American football [/quote]

So tackle football or flag football?

If flag, I posted my answer on flag on the other page.

It tackle, that is an entirely different animal. For the cohesiveness of the team, not every kid touches the ball in games. Some kids just have better athletic ability and more sports IQ to handle positions. Believe me, not every kid should play QB. Even at the youngest level, a QB needs to know where to go and make sure he knows where everyone else goes. If he doesn't then the play is ruined.

Further, not everyone should carry it and this is about learning teamwork. As Judge Smalls said "the world needs ditchdiggers too" well in football, the world needs offensive lineman. Football is the ultimate team game. Every single player needs to be on the same page or it won't work. It is better to have kids in somewhat set positions so they know exactly what they need to do. If you move kids around constantly they will not know what to do and mess up.

So no, not everyone touches the ball.[/quote]

As the coach do you make your own kid the QB? [/quote]

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