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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP - great explanation!

[quote]The OP never took ownership for how to improve an admitted bottom roster skilled player either. The OP simply wants more playing time for their kid without acknowledging the correlation with improvement and playing time.[/quote]

OP, you don't need to take ownership for your child's alleged lack of skill.  That's nonsense.  If you child loves playing and works hard, the skill will come. Having been down this road with three kids, each at a different level, do what you can to nurture the love and put your son in a situation where he can play and be happy.

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If you expect more playing time on the current team, yes, your kid needs to improve. That is the whole point of travel sports. IF you just want your kid to play then without risk of minutes then look into rec or seek a lower level team. [/quote]

Isn’t Travel really just the new rec league? I get the earn your spot approach at ECNL/DA level, but for travel teams even playing time should be the goal. Rec leagues have been gutted so much that if you want to have some chance of playing a match on the weekend, you need to be on a travel team. [/quote]

My 3 kids had great rec experiences at different ages. Sounds like you were at a bad club.[/quote]

No, they are not necessarily at a bad club. Again, if you want more playing time then earn it. If you don't want to earn playing time or don't feel it is to be earned then play rec. [/quote]

How do you earn it? By working hard in practice?  Having a good attitude? Showing up on time . . . oh, not that one because that doesn't matter of the kid is good.

I don't advocate for pulling a kid as soon as any obstacle arises, but how you "earn" playing time is most often arbitrary.  When the biggest kids on the team "earns" the most playing time, or the one with the strongest foot, the path for young players to "earn" playing time is not understandable enough to be motivating.

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