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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] As they age (U11/12) you’ll start to see a shift where defenders start to play most or all of the game if they are good, and weaker players me play some preset minimum time like half a game, but the better player will play significantly more than that.[/quote]

Thank you for rasing the issue of the position mattering.  A few people on our team have been snarky about the fact that my kid plays most of the game as a defender, but since their kid has absolutely no desire to do the position, I have no idea why they care.[/quote]

The pp is true. My son plays RB/RWB and plays the entire game. However, it’s a very American think to be snarky about someone’s kid playing defense an entire game. Makes no sense to me. It takes a special player to be able to shut down a top notch attacker. I love watching a defender who can put an attacker in shackles during a game[/quote]

I think by u14 the starting 11 should play most of the game or at least its time to stop the equal playing time approach. Especially for the GK and the defensive backs.[/quote]

I generally agree, but I personally feel that U15 and u16 is where the competition phase should be truly that — competition. I know a lot of clubs start at u14 and some start a little later at u16. But eventually some kids will play more than others. No way around it[/quote]

It started at U13 at our Club.[/quote]

Our coach did it at a U12 tournament and the kids were not prepared. Some kids literally didn’t play at all in some games. Hard life lesson moments. [/quote]

Got to happen at some point. We baby these kids much more now than past generations. Too many parents these days choose to pay for for travel soccer as a protected sport. Kids dont play pick up sports at the playground anymore. Everything is structured and paid for. Gone are the days where kids competed on their own and they knew who was better and who sucked. Those kids even if they sucked competed their butts of to get better in order to be picked in the games. Today its all paid for and guaranteed to have not only a spot on the team but actual equal playing time. Parents are giving this generation a false sense of being good enough by  simply writing a check.[/quote]

Agree in theory but letting the players and parents know ahead of time that this was a norm in travel, before humiliating 11/12 yr olds who have family members in attendance would have been a common courtesy. I have no issue with benching a lower performer or letting stronger players lead especially in critical games. Setting expectations is key and a positive things for teams.[/quote]

Our coach sent a message a couple weeks before the tournament to the parents and kids to work hard during practice because only the best would play the tournament - that there were not guaranteed playing times during the tournament ( u10).

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Similar to my DS' club/team: Regular season each kid plays at least half the game, but in tournaments all are told that playing time will not be equal, and some will play a lot and others not very much.[/quote]

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