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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It is a best practice but that is not a rule. If it was a rule then report the infraction to your TD. Is it 50% playing time per game? Is it 50% playing time over the course of the season? You see how there are loopholes all over the place with such a "rule". [/quote]

Just to respond to your question, in our club, it is 50 percent playing time per non tournament game.  In a tournament game, the coach can play kids on the team however he wants.

I don't know what the league's rules are, and I don't understand the information on their website about permissible use of guest players.  So I'm going to ask and get clarification.   If what the other team did is allowed, that's that.   I disagree with it, but the league makes the rules, not me, so it is what it is and I won't think of it further.

You're right that I'm angry, but it really isn't because I care so much about winning a soccer game.  The team lost many games this season, and that was fine.  I just hated to see members of the team crying after the game because of how incredibly badly it went.   And again, sure, that is probably an overreaction, but at 7x7, these are still little kids. [/quote]

There are no league rules in any travel league that will address playing time. That is why it is not a "rule". Rec leagues have such rules but travel leagues do not.

As far as the ability for the guest players to play in the league game is determined by the player card and the league that the game was in. In general, most leagues will allow kids form the same club to guest play on the team provided they have the proper state affiliated player card for the particular league. Most clubs will dual card players in US Club as well as VYSA for such reasons.

This may seem unfair to you but the situation is also allowed in reverse where B or C team kids get to guest play up on the A or B team. So in short, it is unlikely that any rules, league, club or otherwise were broken. The rule of meritocracy was held in check in that the best proven players in fact played the most. It was just one game and you are getting your nose bent out of shape for no reason. [/quote]

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