Quality banter .
A: What was the main reason?
JASON DEWHURST: The first one, for sure, was the substitution rule, specifically at U-14, U-15.
We have the mindset that that is actually against player development. I know that the DA thinks it’s about player development and players managing minutes and coaches managing players, and I 100 percent understand that.
But if you’re playing in a one-game weekend, which a lot of the time it is, some kids see 15-20 minutes of action, and that’s the only game time that they get in a week. For me that’s just not player development. Kids need to play.
The training environment is very, very important and we have a great training environment. But at the end of the day, these kids also need to play to develop.
For us, that was a huge point of contention for our families and the players, too.
So why not 40mins min ? asking for a friend
A: What was the main reason?
JASON DEWHURST: The first one, for sure, was the substitution rule, specifically at U-14, U-15.
We have the mindset that that is actually against player development. I know that the DA thinks it’s about player development and players managing minutes and coaches managing players, and I 100 percent understand that.
But if you’re playing in a one-game weekend, which a lot of the time it is, some kids see 15-20 minutes of action, and that’s the only game time that they get in a week. For me that’s just not player development. Kids need to play.
The training environment is very, very important and we have a great training environment. But at the end of the day, these kids also need to play to develop.
For us, that was a huge point of contention for our families and the players, too.
So why not 40mins min ? asking for a friend
Comment