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OP here. Plenty of opportunities to sub in 3v3. My daughter sat on the bench for 5 solid minutes to start the game, and that is when I began tracking. Most coaches rotate players in and out of the game quite frequently because the games are so short. So sitting a kid for 5 minutes is really odd and rarely happens.

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I've coached in this league. I know exactly how and why it is run.

I would in no way make any substitutions 5 minutes into a game of 3 v 3 basketball. Maybe at the 8 to 10 minute mark but not at the 5 minute mark. Kids aren't even winded. Constant subbing for subbing sakes is dumb...constant pulling and putting in players gives them no sense of the game flow. If I was coaching and saw you whip out your phone to start tracking your kids time, I'd probably have reacted in somewhat the same way (granted I wouldn't have noticed).

In fact, I'll tell you exactly how I'd sub in this situation with 5 kids. My 3 starters would be out there until 10 minute mark. I'd sub the two kids in and leave my best player out there. Sub again at about 15 minute mark for my best player bringing my 2nd best player back out there. At about the 5 minute mark, I'd have the starters back out there. Though depends on game situation. If it is a blow out either way, I'd just leave the kids out there. If it is closer, I'd bring kids back sooner or not just depends. I'd also watch to see how kids are playing. I have some competitive kids and if I see them fouling too much or getting outside their own head, I might sub them at that point.

I'll note you didn't respond to the other aspects of my post about height or anything like that. The fact you've made 20+ response posts tells me you are likely more invested in this than you should be.[/quote]

Coach- this is a summer rec league!  Sure some kids will play more than others but you are actively plotting to play your best players way more (up to about 2x more over two games), which is ridiculous. 
And of course you swap in players before 10 minutes. These are kids. That’s an eternity standing around to them. 
My kids played in this league and thankfully were coached much differently. [/quote]

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