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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nah it's easy.  Every kid, every game should be playing as much as possible at 9 and 10 (and 11 and 12 and ....., and 17 and 18.)

Why do you suppose we are not hearing about lack of playing time for kids from DA teams with limited substitution rules?  Kids on the DA teams not want to play?  Nope.  The clubs long ago made sure that kids played a lot - even if it was in unofficial scrimmages.  The points being (1) kids play a lot, and (2) college and professional coaches are given ample opportunity to see the kids play.

Now -- if you have a club 9 or 10 year old coach withholding playing time for a kid who is not as good as other kids on the team, and the coach has not explained to the parents and the kid the reasoning behind that decision (lack of attendance, not paying attention etc. . . ) then you have a bad coach.  Period.  The club may have another team though where the kid can fit in with a decent coach. 
 That is worth exploring so do have a conversation with the appropriate director about team placement.

There is no excuse for not playing a 9 or 10 year old who is showing up with a good attitude and otherwise following team rules as much as everyone else.

Every coach already knows who they are not playing and how their substitution patterns work.  If the coach is not telling you why your kid is not playing then that is another sign of a very bad coach.  Nothing should be a surprise to the player or the player's parents.
  
Finally, do not be shy about leaving and getting your money back.  For a 10 year old you are talking about 10% of their lifetime doing something with a bad coach.  Sorry no.  Leave and get a porportion of your money back.  Do not be shy.  You will be doing your kid a big favor.

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I agree with most everything you put, and the scrimmages and also PT status are ways they make sure players play.  However I wonder if any club has ever refunded anyone because of playing time issues (or any other issues for that matter).  That would be interesting if they did. [/quote]

Sure. Good clubs make team placement mistakes regularly.  If they cannot work a deal where the kid gets moved to a different team within the club they will refund money. As a said a while back in this thread, one of my kid’s had a teammate for a couple of weeks who was pretty obviously a much weaker player than the rest of the team. The parents did not want to move him within the club because of embarrassment issues. The club helped get him on a team at a neighboring club that was more appropriate for his then level of play and athleticism.  As I found out much later, the Club refunded his money obviously, bought back his uniform and paid $1000 towards the new club’s fees.  The parents weren’t happy the club misjudged the kid at tryouts, but were happy with how the club handled the issue.

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That's impressive.  Which club?  I've seen the opposite happen.  A parent speaks up and then the kid sees even less playing time and the club backs the coach with saying play time is up to the coach's discretion.  [/quote]

This is my first contribution to this thread but I thought I should pipe in. I had a U10 DD many years ago who was playing 30-50% in league games and 5-10 minutes in tournaments. She wasn't the only one. The team had a HUGE roster so the favorites played about 70% and the others 30%. No one was happy. The parents of the favorites wanted their little ones on the field the whole game. Multiple parents approached the coach expressing unhappiness so a team meeting was held. Coach told us players get better in practice and games are meaningless at the young age. And that they actually get better from "watching" the game being played. We are no longer with the club. I will leave it here for all to speculate as to the coach and club and to whether watching other kids play in games is more helpful than actually playing in them.[/quote]

Thank you for sharing.  [/quote]

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