I blame these indoor facilities for not monitoring these little roster tamperings more, but I have to laugh at these coaches who think it sends good messages to their players when they cheat in order to get a win..
So far this season my kids U11 team (playing in U12 division) has played a team with U13 players on it, and another whose entire roster changed after we beat them in our first game, and they came back to the rematch with at least 6 entirely new (and better/older) players just so they could win. They had a full bench in the first game they lost to us in so I know it wasn't a case of them "being absent" the first game, they either just have a roster of 20 and alternate which players play in which games depending on who they are playing, or they just bring in their ringers when needed so they can trophy hunt.
These are just two examples from this season, but it happens all the time. It's indoor so it really means very little, which is exactly even more reason why these tactics are ridiculous. It's not fair to the team's who play within the rules, or if you are kid on the real roster getting bumped for a ringer not really on the team. And if you have a kid playing down an age division... you really must be proud.
So far this season my kids U11 team (playing in U12 division) has played a team with U13 players on it, and another whose entire roster changed after we beat them in our first game, and they came back to the rematch with at least 6 entirely new (and better/older) players just so they could win. They had a full bench in the first game they lost to us in so I know it wasn't a case of them "being absent" the first game, they either just have a roster of 20 and alternate which players play in which games depending on who they are playing, or they just bring in their ringers when needed so they can trophy hunt.
These are just two examples from this season, but it happens all the time. It's indoor so it really means very little, which is exactly even more reason why these tactics are ridiculous. It's not fair to the team's who play within the rules, or if you are kid on the real roster getting bumped for a ringer not really on the team. And if you have a kid playing down an age division... you really must be proud.
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