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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s fine to want to win games.  The coach, however, is the adult on the field.  It is not fine to favor some kids over the others.  The kids try to win but the coach is trying to make sure everyone is having fun and playing.

It is weird that a rec coach does not understand this very basic premise.  I would note that playing time in travel sports also is equalized.  Don’t do that and teams fall apart.  No one stays if they don’t play.[/quote]

If, by “equalized”, you adhere to its definition of absolute equality, you are about to get a horde of posters berating you for claiming that every kid get equal playing time in travel sports. I have never seen this to be true.

Kids in 5th grade want to win. They accept and understand that playing time won’t be exactly equitable on rec teams with a maturity that many parents lack.

Ask any 10/11 year old, would you rather play 70% of the game and have your team lose, or play 50% of the game and have your team win - most kids want their team to win. The coach is definitely the adult in the room, but they also are there to balance fairness with the kids’ competitive drive to win. At least 50% play time is a good compromise. [/quote]

No any kid would want to play the whole game. The wins and loses are so unimportant specially at 10/11 year old. The only people who care about the wins and loses are parents. Any parents concerned about wins and loses on a 10/11 year old rec or travel are the problem parents. The kids win or lose are fine. The goal of rec is that the kids have fun and continue to play.

By 13 years old, 75% of the kid will quite. This is in large part because of parents like the pp. [/quote]

Have your ever coached a rec team? They certainly do not all want to play the entire game. Some do, but some get tired and like getting breaks. They are happy to play part of the game.

It’s also delusional to think that no one cares about winning. I have seen kindergarteners keeping score of soccer games even when the parents and coach are telling them not to. They aren’t dumb. No one should get crazy about winning, but kids generally have a better experience if their team at least has a chance to win a good amount of the time. [/quote]

Yup, exactly.  I feel like a lot of the parents responding here have kids who do NOT play rec and are on higher teams.  The kids on the rec teams want to have fun and play games. They're actually probably far more focused on winning the game as a team than on keeping track of playing time (theirs or other people).  Winning is fun.  Loosing all the time is miserable.
They aren't there to develop into the next level varsity super-star.  
At least 50% of the game is important.  It makes every kid an integral part of the team.  Beyond that, do what seems right for your team and your kids.[/quote]

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