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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]

NP here. I can assure you that 10-11 year olds care about winning.  Going 0-14 (as my son did one year) is not fun. While kids understand that winning all the time is usually not likely, NO ONE likes losing all the time.

Are their parents whose ultimate goal is to win, win, win? Yes, of course. But don’t kid yourself that tweens and teens don’t want to win. [/quote]

Maybe if the coach had sat your kid the team would have won 1-2 games and everyone would have been happy.[/quote]

OP here. I don't think you read my post. I'm not sitting any kid. Every kid is playing at least two-thirds of the game. The stronger players average about 90% of each game.[/quote]

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