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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]actually that's a great idea.  I am sure the club and coach would love the publicity.  After all -- there is a poster here who thinks it is a good idea to play 9 and 10 year olds less than others.  The club and coach should be proud to let the soccer world know about their winning ways with u9 and u10 teams, and their uniquely fabulous training techniques and incentives.

Or, do you think, the club leadership would be ticked off and DofC embarassed that such a thing was occuring?
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Even at 9 and 10 years old, in travel sports playing time is not an entitlement. This is the fundamental difference between travel sports and recreation sports.

In travel soccer a player has 3 days a week to train, improve and earn playing time for games. A typical rec team will only practice one to two times a week. The level of commitment for self improvement is simply not a major part of the equation in rec.

Travel sports require a dedicated commitment to improve and to improve within the scope of the team. Development happens over the course of the week during practice. The game is the reward for that work. Kids who work harder, stay focused and implement the team concepts during the week will earn more playing time in games.

It is vital to know your own player and to know their abilities. If a player is at the bottom of the roster consistently then you should certainly seek out a lower level team within the club. In time a better outside player will push your kid out anyways. You can complain all you want about playing time but frankly your kid is just not good enough on that team and more game minutes are not going to improve your player, that is what practice is for. [/quote]

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