Anonymous
09/02/2025 21:06
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
So the kids not dressing just hang out with the parents like spectators? good God.
Sounds ridiculous. Go find yourself a team where you can at least dress.
Consider it a preview of how it would be like in college soccer. With rosters of 28 there are many who don’t get to dress at least for the away games. Home games they will be there standing on the sidelines.
Not just college but even in high school it works like that.
+1
Yup, HS game day rosters can be even bigger than 18 and often times a third or over don’t get any playing time
Anonymous
09/02/2025 21:04
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
So the kids not dressing just hang out with the parents like spectators? good God.
Sounds ridiculous. Go find yourself a team where you can at least dress.
Consider it a preview of how it would be like in college soccer. With rosters of 28 there are many who don’t get to dress at least for the away games. Home games they will be there standing on the sidelines.
Not just college but even in high school it works like that.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 20:43
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Every player on our team has already been informed of which game(s) they will sit out for the first half of the year through winter break. We assume injuries could influence this initial schedule, but there is a lot of advance notice.
Can I ask what age and league?
It's great for scheduling, I just feel like our coach bases it a lot on the weeks practices.
GA Team in the DMV. Ensures that every kid plays in 90%+ of games. Call me crazy, but there should probably still be *some* focus on developing the roster from top-to-bottom. And to be transparent, weekly performance impacts starting rotation and playing time.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 20:29
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
So the kids not dressing just hang out with the parents like spectators? good God.
Sounds ridiculous. Go find yourself a team where you can at least dress.
Consider it a preview of how it would be like in college soccer. With rosters of 28 there are many who don’t get to dress at least for the away games. Home games they will be there standing on the sidelines.
Most boys have no change to play college soccer. Girls, the bar is much lower skill-wise.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 20:28
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
So the kids not dressing just hang out with the parents like spectators? good God.
Sounds ridiculous. Go find yourself a team where you can at least dress.
Consider it a preview of how it would be like in college soccer. With rosters of 28 there are many who don’t get to dress at least for the away games. Home games they will be there standing on the sidelines.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 18:16
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
So the kids not dressing just hang out with the parents like spectators? good God.
Sounds ridiculous. Go find yourself a team where you can at least dress.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 18:15
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
So the kids not dressing just hang out with the parents like spectators? good God.
We have nonrostered and injured kids come to watch on their own (no expectations from coach) but they sit with the team.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 18:11
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
So the kids not dressing just hang out with the parents like spectators? good God.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 18:09
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For those of you on ECNL or MLSN teams with large rosters, is there a policy or norm of how far in advance a game day roster is announced? Is it always 18? Does the timing happen earlier for travel/away/overnight weekends or are you scrambling on Wednesday to make arrangements?
There is no way your coach doesn't call a team and parents meeting to explain the process and set expectations
There is. Ours is Wednesday. I am curious if that is normal. Feels late.
We got an email setting expectations after the preseason tournament, mostly targeted at new families
Anonymous
09/02/2025 17:59
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Our coach usually gives a few days notice but still expects all players to be there even the ones not dressing for the game. It's a little humiliating.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 17:14
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Coaches don’t care about your weekend plans. Check your email Wednesday night.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 17:07
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For those of you on ECNL or MLSN teams with large rosters, is there a policy or norm of how far in advance a game day roster is announced? Is it always 18? Does the timing happen earlier for travel/away/overnight weekends or are you scrambling on Wednesday to make arrangements?
There is no way your coach doesn't call a team and parents meeting to explain the process and set expectations
There is. Ours is Wednesday. I am curious if that is normal. Feels late.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 17:06
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:For those of you on ECNL or MLSN teams with large rosters, is there a policy or norm of how far in advance a game day roster is announced? Is it always 18? Does the timing happen earlier for travel/away/overnight weekends or are you scrambling on Wednesday to make arrangements?
There is no way your coach doesn't call a team and parents meeting to explain the process and set expectations
Anonymous
09/02/2025 16:53
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only 18 can be rostered in MLSNext. For home games, usually the Friday before the game. For away games, occasionally a bit earlier. Starters and a few subs stay constant but usually a handful of spots that depend on practice usually.
Very little advance notice once you get older. You fight for your roster spot every game and it’s based on how you do in practice . So like 24 hours in advance for home games and maybe 72 hours for away. Sort of like college.
Any other way is more akin to Rec soccer and equal playing time..
Realize people have lives but you signed up for competitive soccer so…
The lies people tell themselves! LOL!
Eh, if players aren’t fighting for roster spots at practices, what’s the point? You practice as hard as you play games.
It's supposed to be a team sport, not an individual junkyard dog fight.
If your kid needs a more kumbaya environment, you should prob find another team.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 16:51
Subject: Large Roster - Game Day Notification
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only 18 can be rostered in MLSNext. For home games, usually the Friday before the game. For away games, occasionally a bit earlier. Starters and a few subs stay constant but usually a handful of spots that depend on practice usually.
Very little advance notice once you get older. You fight for your roster spot every game and it’s based on how you do in practice . So like 24 hours in advance for home games and maybe 72 hours for away. Sort of like college.
Any other way is more akin to Rec soccer and equal playing time..
Realize people have lives but you signed up for competitive soccer so…
The lies people tell themselves! LOL!
Eh, if players aren’t fighting for roster spots at practices, what’s the point? You practice as hard as you play games.
It's supposed to be a team sport, not an individual junkyard dog fight.
If MLSNext is supposed to be focused on development, the individual dog fight is where its at.