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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Coach/Club discretion.

    No guarantees. This is the problem with US soccer, everyone gets a medal, everyone thinks their entitled to playing time. Bore off.
    No, the problem is, greedy clubs and people that make s living off of youth soccer, advertise development and don’t produce.

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      #17
      You pay for the OPPORTUNITY to be on a team ,you still have to perform on a regular basis.Even high school is the same

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        No, the problem is, greedy clubs and people that make s living off of youth soccer, advertise development and don’t produce.
        Lol, it’s not the clubs/coaches fault you son has 2 left feet.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          No, the problem is, greedy clubs and people that make s living off of youth soccer, advertise development and don’t produce.
          NEWSFLASH.

          Clubs are businesses, they are not going to turn your son away when you are handing them $4k.

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Is there any guidance from US Soccer or elsewhere on playing time guidelines for U13+?
            US Soccer introduced its Player Development Initiatives (PDI) a couple years ago. In the PDI, the philosophy is for players to get not just minutes, but more meaningful minutes with proper instruction and ample opportunities for touches on the ball. Every US Soccer-affiliated training I’ve attended advocates for equal playing time. You can read more on the PDI here:
            https://static.ussdcc.com/users/1489...ber2017pdi.pdf

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Ok, here's the truth: I'm a volunteer youth soccer club administrator writing up some policies to help our coaches, and looking to include best practice where possible. You got me.
              Good luck with that!

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                You pay for the OPPORTUNITY to be on a team ,you still have to perform on a regular basis.Even high school is the same
                That’s a joke. There are lots of OPPORTUNITIES in soccer to choose from. Dime a dozen actually. And not all high school teams are that competitive. Some coaches are lazy arses. They don’t know how to teach the game and develop all players, so the rely on a few( usually big foots) to win games. Looks good to people that don’t know much about soccer, yet does very little to produce skilled soccer players.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  NEWSFLASH.

                  Clubs are businesses, they are not going to turn your son away when you are handing them $4k.
                  Hardly a news flash. The majority of local club players, including the coaches wet dreams, are not all that great in the grand scheme of soccer. Most are delusional.

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                    #24
                    Thanks captain obvious.If your kid sits find another sport or stop bitching and get better.There are some that no matter how much the parents want them to improve ,it’s just not their sport .Can always try lacrosse or field hockey .

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      US Soccer introduced its Player Development Initiatives (PDI) a couple years ago. In the PDI, the philosophy is for players to get not just minutes, but more meaningful minutes with proper instruction and ample opportunities for touches on the ball. Every US Soccer-affiliated training I’ve attended advocates for equal playing time. You can read more on the PDI here:
                      https://static.ussdcc.com/users/1489...ber2017pdi.pdf
                      Yes, I have these guidelines for 7v7 and 9v9 (so up to U12), but couldn't find anything for U13+.

                      I did find some club websites across the country that explicitly say no guaranteed playing time at that age, so unless I find anything to the contrary I'll go with the same and leave it to coach discretion.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Good luck with that!
                        Thanks! There are some clubs in the region that are focused on non-profit, low-cost travel soccer using volunteers instead of paid owners, managers and coaches!

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                          #27
                          Ya good luck with that .

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Thanks captain obvious.If your kid sits find another sport or stop bitching and get better.There are some that no matter how much the parents want them to improve ,it’s just not their sport .Can always try lacrosse or field hockey .
                            Multi sport athletes VS one trick ponies.

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Multi sport athletes VS one trick ponies.
                              The multi-sport athlete is overrated for soccer with the exception of GK. I'll take a GK who plays basketball and has the height, vertical jump and hand-eye coordination to succeed in basketball all day long.

                              Everywhere else, I would rather have the specialist soccer player who is decently athletic, over the super-star lacrosse, football, basketball, track star athlete who also happens to play some soccer. His first touch, movement off the ball, ability to pass accurately with the proper pace and to the foot or space based on his teammate's queues, etc will all be sub-par.

                              No other sport in the US requires the technical ability with the body and feet that soccer does. Without it, the game devolves into kick and run, which most HS track-star athletes seem to enjoy anyway, or a slug fest of bad touches and bodies knocking into each other. No other sport requires a player to read in real-time the location and movement patterns of 21 other players on a 120 x 80 yard field for 80-90 minutes with a short 5 minute break in-between. Basketball is smaller and with less players, football the play stops constantly, hockey is smaller and with less players. Lacrosse is close, but with one less player per team. Last, every one of those sports relies on hand-eye coordination, not foot/body-eye.

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                Not everybody gets a medal, and not everyone needs to pay thousands to sit on a bench and watch youth soccer. Soccer is to be PLAYED.
                                Here is an idea. Take 15 kids on the team and play everyone. Oh but wait. Then clubs would lose out on money. They need your bench warmers. If your kid is not playing, find a club where they will play.

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