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“But, bottom line, if you take the money then you have to play the kid.”[/quote]

What is the basis for this?  Per our contracts, yes, at the younger age groups, a kid should expect 50 percent playing time, but per the older age groups, playing time is earned and no amount of playing time is guaranteed.  I don't agree that it is morally right, but it is what the contract says.[/quote]

Strictly on a contract basis - it’s called “an oral modification”.  Your contracts are less than a year in length so the Statute of Frauds does not apply.  I dare you to put a kid on a team and tell his/her parents - “he/she can be on the team, but he/she is not as good as the other kids so they won’t play much.”  Go on.  Do it.

What everyone says is that the kid will play.  It may not be the same amount of time as everyone else, because we can’t track the time as close.  And, we cannot promise time in particular positions.  But, your kid will be playing a lot, and  we are looking forward to having them on the team.”  Left unsaid is the part where the club and coach are thinking “we want the Money”.

And, as I said before, good clubs and good coaches already do this.  It is how they attract good players year after year.  It’s why their websites feature lots of posts and pictures about where kids have signed to play in college or pro.

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