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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter's U13 team has a roster of 18 and one player gets probably less than 5 minutes on the field when its a tight game. This player was here last year as well.  I dont understand why the parents tolerate it or why the coaches keep her if they won't put her on the field.  Its a waste of time and money not to mention soul crushing to go through that.[/quote]

Not just directed at you, but everyone - I get that it may be frustrating to not get adequate playing time, but I agree with the view that most of the development comes from trainings, not the games.  So when balancing whether to leave for a team in which your kid will play more, also think about the level of competition they will face 3-5 hours per week at practice rather than the competition they face ~1 hour per week at a game.[/quote]

What exactly are they developing for if not to use their skills in a game?[/quote]

You think being on the field for 30 minutes and touching the ball 8 times for a total of 46 seconds during a game beats 6 hours of training and hundreds of touches?[/quote]
You think playing a sport that is supposed to be fun and wasting your weekend sitting on the bench is going to keep you excited to want to keep playing.   Of course at the highest levels where it is more cut throat some of this is to expected.  The truth is these teams should carry less players so the ones there are getting what they signed up for.   But that doesn't bring in enough $$$. [/quote]

What age?[/quote]

Not PP but I would say U13 and above [/quote]
I think that's fair,  but also level needs to be factored in.  Lower level travel should be more equal.  If you are that much better than your teammates that you deserve that much more time you should move to a higher tier. [/quote]

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