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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our Rec League requires each kid play 50% of the game.  If you can play the strong players more, while still giving everyone else 50%, go for it.

It's Rec, how are other players going to develop if they aren't given the playing time?

And, it's Rec, it's supposed to be fun for everyone - don't be that jerk coach who only cares about winning and not player development, teamwork, fun, etc[/quote]

OP. [b]Each child on the team is getting way more than 50%. I've been giving the best players about 90% playing time, and the weaker players around 70%.[/b]

In practice, the weaker players get most of my attention. [/quote]

In that case, many of the comments here don’t apply. 70% is a lot of time, probably more than some kids even care to play. On travel teams, plenty of top players get 70% or less play time, especially the midfielders who are running a lot.

The other dynamic that has been mentioned here is that 5th graders are intelligent. If you asked them to line up in order of skill level, they would be spot on. They are conscientious of being a good team member. For some kids with still developing skill levels, their least desirable outcome is for the team to lose when the coach puts them in for the sake of fairness, regardless of whether they contributed to the loss. Of course, this doesn’t mean coaches should not put in less skilled players at the end of the game. Players often rise to the occasion and all players should get to experience that end of the game urgency. But it’s just another thing to consider as a coach.

Thanks for coaching!

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