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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At every age.  At every level.   A kid should get at least half a game playing time.  The only exceptions would be:  (1) injury or health concern (kid is sick but at the game) (2) discipline issue (broke team rule or had a red card etc).  That’s it. No other exceptions.  Don’t want to play a kid at least a half?  Then don’t take their money.   I do know a couple of times where a DA team took a couple of extra subs who might not play much over a weekend but they went for free.  And the coaches got them in.

So - if money is being paid and no injury or discipline issues exist - then a coach must play every player, every time, at least half a game at every level.  If you have a coach who cant figure out how to do that he/she should not coach. 
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This how maybe it should be, but it isn't...so there is that.  AND I wouldn't even want my kid on a team where he ONLY gets 50% playing time.  That means that he's sitting half the game.  Find a team/coach that will value your kid.  You need to do some legwork though.  Attend practices. Talk to parents and coaches. Watch a game.[/quote]

I agree.  The half-game is a minimum that should very often (always) be exceeded, but half-game minimum.  Any even half-decent coach can get players into half of each half, but kids can be standing there waiting for a substitution break so it is never an exact thing.  If the team is not over stocked with subs then 3/4s of every game should be easy to achieve, say with 16 kids playing 11 v11.  No problem.  Again -- I have no issue at all if a coach does not take a kid on a team (and the parents' money), because they do not think they are good enough to play half a game at that particular level.  That's why you have cuts.  But, if you are going to take the $$, then you have to play the kid -- every game, and for at least one-half.

It's an easy rule to follow and provides stress relief for coaches, parents and kids.  Yes there will still be issues -- positions being a big one -- but playing time is off the table.

So, if you have a youth team coach that cannot figure out how to get every kid in every game for at least a half -- there are 2 possiblilities:  (1) the coach sucks and is too worried about wins/losses, or (2) the club sucks and is too worried about wins/losses.  If it is No. 2 -- leave that club asap.  If it is No. 1 - have a talk with the coach, and if not corrected asap, then have a talk with the appropriate director for the team.  That should take care of it.  If it does not -- then you know you are with a club that sucks.  Get your money back and leave.

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