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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]When you bench a kid for the whole game and then lose the game do you realize what a waste it was to burn that kids enthusiasm all for naught.
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-signed mom of D1 soccer kid who always played the whole game and never understood this mentality[/quote]

not op but it depends on the age group.

teh age groups that i coach, I would never do this

But if i was an u16 or older coach for a competitive team, I would for two reasons.

1. the subbing rules don't train kids here like the rest of the world to prepare them to manage their energy for 90 minutes with only 3 subs.

2. As a very communicative coach, I always try to let kids and parents know where they stand with their development. At the older ages, if a kid is dissapointed they aren't playing and that bleeds into training (even when I explain why), then it isn't a kid that can realistically be developed for the next level. He/She must love training even if they aren't playing.

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Unless you are training for World Cup[b] you are developing kids. [/b]When there are 3 games in a weekend for a tournament, you are doing nobody favors by playing certain kids for 3 - 90 minutes sessions and some kids for 0 minutes.

You are taking your U16 way too seriously and the D1 coaches don't think you have given him a capable player, [b]anyway they just know they have an athletic kid who can be developed[/b].[/quote]

First of you are moving the goalposts. In your initial post, you posited the scenario of a kid being benched the entire game. In your response, you talk about a weekend tournament. I would never play any kid, even if I had andres iniesta for 3x-90 in one weekend. Make up your mind, are you talking about a match or a tournament?

Secondly, you are right - i am developing kids. However, at a top club at the u-16 level, i need to maximize the development of the greatest amount of kids that can make it to the next level rather than focus on eeking out a bit of development in the lower 10th of the squad who probably can't go onto the next level. I'll be judged on the track record of how many I can place at what level going forward.

Thirdly - d1 coaches are now behind club coaches in development. D1 coaches get kids too late in the development curve - especially technically.[/quote]

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