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[quote=Anonymous][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]

This. The most emotional that I've ever seen my kid after a tournament was after winning their U7 rec tournament. They've played years of travel and win at least a tournament a year, but that rec tournament was the one that the whole team seemed the most invested in [/quote]

Lol u7 rec tournament? Are you serious? Did your kid wear the medal to school? Is she/he still wearing it today or is it in the trophy case in your house? I bet your kid still talks about it today. Obviously you are still heavily invested in “the win”.

I have coached my fair share of rec team from u7-u16. Below u13 you can game the system and win a lot of games. All the crazy parents are so happy! Before puberty it’s all about the kids who develop early for their age. Just play them and you win. Go look at a travel team roster’s birthdates.  70% born Jan-April, 20% May-August and 10% for the rest. [/quote]

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