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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Appreciate all the responses. I’m upset about my kid’s lack of playing time because he’s upset. It’s so obvious that it’s demoralizing for him. Moping little kids are kind of pathetic.  My spouse is more of the ‘what do the rules say’ so I’m curious on both fronts.

In this case, I’m well aware he’s in the bottom quarter of the team in performance, but I think playing 50% of a game where there’s only 8 kids in attendance seems low.  I also don’t love that he never starts and kids who are late to warmups (ie show up at game time) start before him.  And he’s on the bench for such long stretches (15+ minutes) that it seems like it would be hard to perform well after that.

We know he’s not that great of a player, but he seems to love it and I do think he can improve if he’s not run out of the sport.

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His "level of play" at U10 means nothing about his future. His level of passion for the game means everything. Don't let him get written off because of where he is now. If your kid isn't happy you need to have a talk with him and try to figure it out. If he thinks he has a path to earn more playing time maybe you can stay and try for that. Otherwise find him something better. You don't want to teach him to cut and run any time things get tough, but you also should not have to accept that he is unhappy. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy where the coach at U10 doesn't appreciate the kid so he learns to not appreciate himself and is out of the game before too long. Our insane obsession with winning at those young ages is a big part of why the dropout rate is sooo high. Coach has his own priorities and the kids are not top of the list, you have to be the one looking out for him. [/quote]

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