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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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Lucky for you, there are options. Find another one.  Also, with winter coming up, consider Futsal.  It's very helpful at the younger ages to get in more touches and teach some good small sided tactics.  I wouldn't misuse Futsal.  It's still a weighted ball and not soccer, but it is a good tool at the younger ages. [/quote]

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