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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]but if Loudoun and McLean parents don't keep score how can they determine that their club is the better one?    
it would mean they'd have to wait and observe longterm the development of a player socially, technically, and athletically

in the US it is pay to play so you need to know what you are paying for, Belgium is not pay to play nor is Iceland[/quote]

So I hope you are agreeing that young players whose parents are paying for them to play should actually get to play.[/quote]

Not quite. You are paying for training and agreeing that playing time is earned based on many factors. The parental expectation of a particular amount of playing time can't really be met. You can pay for Private School but can't possibly have any expectation of your kid getting all A's because you paid.

Other examples of playing time such as Belgium are being tossed around and while the 50/50 playing may be adhered to what isn't mentioned is a couple of things. Better talent identification that means better team composition of similarly skilled players as well as a more fluid academy style that allows players to move between teams as the skill levels may be more appropriate for kids advancing or for kids stagnating. But here, because we pay what we pay the expectation is that a kid does not moved from a A team to a B team in order to ensure more playing time. Drop a kid to a B team here mid season and the parents leave. So instead of finding a ore appropriate level within the club the kid will just see fewer minutes and either get better through training or they ultimately leave of their own accord.

Again, referring to the OPs own admission that their kid is admittedly at the bottom of the roster skill wise. The OP isn't asking how their player can get better in order to gain more minutes they simply feel their kid should get more minutes because it would be fair. And frankly that mindset is what Rec sports are about. [/quote]

No - read up.  They aren't identifying talent at young ages. I'm not saying we could do that in a country of this size, but the focus for 9 year olds shouldn't be talent identification.

Beyond that, we ARE identifying talent, when a club picks a kid and puts that kids on a team (and accepts the parents' money). The coach identified the kid as a fit for the team and the kid needs to play.

Fair isn't necessarily equal and OP never asked for equal time.

I agree with this perspective, but I know I'm in the minority.  It addresses all of these points.

[url]https://soccermommanual.com/playing-time-youth-soccers-big-fail/[/url]

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