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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] As they age (U11/12) you’ll start to see a shift where defenders start to play most or all of the game if they are good, and weaker players me play some preset minimum time like half a game, but the better player will play significantly more than that.[/quote]

Thank you for rasing the issue of the position mattering.  A few people on our team have been snarky about the fact that my kid plays most of the game as a defender, but since their kid has absolutely no desire to do the position, I have no idea why they care.[/quote]

The pp is true. My son plays RB/RWB and plays the entire game. However, it’s a very American think to be snarky about someone’s kid playing defense an entire game. Makes no sense to me. It takes a special player to be able to shut down a top notch attacker. I love watching a defender who can put an attacker in shackles during a game[/quote]

I think by u14 the starting 11 should play most of the game or at least its time to stop the equal playing time approach. Especially for the GK and the defensive backs.[/quote]

I generally agree, but I personally feel that U15 and u16 is where the competition phase should be truly that — competition. I know a lot of clubs start at u14 and some start a little later at u16. But eventually some kids will play more than others. No way around it[/quote]

It started at U13 at our Club.[/quote]

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