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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder why the same kid got invited again and again, Those same face get invited for everything! [/quote]

That sucks for the morale of the team.  What events were they selected for?

(It is a pet peeve when the Coach or Club, concentrates on developing just a few players at the expense of the rest of the players and keeps re-selecting the same players for event.  Parents notice right away and it is irritating.  It kills morale. A lot of people feel like the rest of the team is just the practice squad for the chosen players.)[/quote]

Honest question. How does the club only focus on developing a few players? Do they not have the players participate in the same drills? [/quote]
There are many ways that players are favored even during drills. [b]Coaches choose which players are neutrals, who rotates where, and who gets most reps in drills. When there is a demonstration which players are chosen to do it?[/b] Which players are given encouraging positive feedback vs which are always negative. We’ve all seen coaches who are constantly calling out bad plays by some players but never when the bad play is from their favorites. The rest of the team sees it and grows to resent it. [/quote]

+1
I’m at a u13 GA Club and this is already becoming apparent. 2nd year with club, same coach…. This kind of thing develops a few players over the other players.  These small coaching biases absolutely add up over time.  Seen this exact thing first hand.   Without a doubt, the coach has already picked 3 players to nominate for next year and is developing them more now in multiple small ways… play the neutral, used repeatedly for examples, lots of praise, allowed them to re-try dribbling attempts in ‘scrimmages’, picked to guest play up more, invited to skills clinics, paying for lots of private training, coaches giving obviously more feedback before/ after practice.  All these things add up.

Most parents have stopped watching practice, but it’s noticeable if you do watch and pay attention.  [/quote]

Honest question: why is it better for development to play the neutral?[/quote]

More touches[/quote]

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