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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Which club ensures 50% of playing time?
 My kids got very little time (10 to 20 minutes total max) per game after long hours drive for away games, very frustrated. 
 I would like to know the club name and try out the club.

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Playing time should be earned, not just given because you showed up.  If your kid doesn't get the level of playing time you hope for, I would suggest you do look elsewhere (either level down, or another club), and I don't mean that to come across harshly.  Development occurs at practice and outside/additional training, not during official matches.[/quote]

[b]Playing time is earned when you pay the fees.[/b]  If the kid is not good enough to play more than ten minutes a game then the club should not have taken your money - and having taken your money the kid should be given more minutes.

And while development certainly occurs outside matches, it absolutely occurs in matches as well and match minutes are a very important part of development.

However I agree that you should look elsewhere if the club treats your kid this way.[/quote]

Absolutely true for Rec programs, and lower level travel.  Not true for ECNL.[/quote]

It's true of ECNL too.  The club should not make offers to players who will not get a reasonable amount of playing time.  Not necessarily completely equal playing time, but 50% of the game is a perfectly reasonable expectation.  10 minutes, or even 20 minutes, is not reasonable for a kid paying full price.  If the club takes money from kids they know aren't good enough to play that's just wrong.[/quote]

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