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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the mom of the U8 boy who posted a few pages ago.  Now that we're two games into the season, I have another question in an attempt to not be "that mom"
(I have a minivan and I'm turning into a soccer mom.  Woe is me. ;-)
Anyway, at DS's level, the kids all basically play equal time, which is great.  In both games, DS has played a little more than half the time.  Of that, only in about 25% of the first game did he play offense.  The whole rest of the time he's been at defense.  He's disappointed (because he's a little kid and wants a chance to score some goals!)  but he's done a great job.

At this age, though, I was assuming that they're still young enough that they should all be rotating through the positions.  Ds still needs a chance to develop skills at all areas, right?

So, am I off base?  Is it appropriate to ask the coach if DS can rotate through a few different positions?  Can I tell him that DS doesn't want to commit to only playing defense?  How best to approach it (if at all) with the coach?

Thanks![/quote]

25% is pretty good.  have you ever tried to coach a game? volunteer  coaches focus on equal playing time.  it is hard to perfectly rotate through all the positions as well.  it's been 2 games.  the idea is to get exposure to everything over the course of the season.  i would hold off questioning the coach.  if you and your coach understood soccer, then you would be telling the kids that EVERY position is involved in offense and defense.  you are sending the wrong message to elevate this to the coach.  my 2 cents from coaching rec for many years.[/quote]

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