Got to watch a lot of games in different age groups at Stars this weekend. With respect to clubs with full tournament rosters, seemed like a huge swing on playing time decisions for certain clubs. Watched a couple games with very strong clubs (PDA) where most kids played 25-35 minutes. Watched a couple other games where certain kids didn't leave the field while some kids played maybe 20 minutes a game. A mother from a NY team (standing next to me in the mile long food line) was bending my ear off freaking out that her kid barely played. My kids teams had just a couple subs each, so really a non-issue for us, but just curious about others thoughts.
Got me thinking, when is it acceptable to have big playing time disparities, and is it more age dependent or level dependent? For example, should every U13 on a "third team" play equal minutes. Is it ok for kids on a U9-U11 team to play only 20 minutes a game if they are a weaker player on a big club's top team?
Got me thinking, when is it acceptable to have big playing time disparities, and is it more age dependent or level dependent? For example, should every U13 on a "third team" play equal minutes. Is it ok for kids on a U9-U11 team to play only 20 minutes a game if they are a weaker player on a big club's top team?
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