- Feb 15, 2016
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I searched and looked for a thread addressing this topic but did not find one so I apologize in advance if there already is one. Another thread about 10U made me want to ask this question, but I didn't want to hijack that thread.
First off, this is purely a hypothetical thread. My DDs are in college/18U and I was thinking back to all the teams they have played on through the years and all the different coaches and coaching styles they have played for.
I am interested in everyone's thoughts on playing time at 12U on a "travel" or "club" team that classifies itself as 12A. This team is not affiliated with any city or other organization other than there are a group of teams in the area that are loosely affiliated and all wear the same colors and team name on their uniforms. For the sake of this thread, there are 12 girls on the roster and they all show up to practice and work hard. Some are better than others. You are the head coach and you had tryouts and you offered all 12 girls a spot on your team. You had a first meeting and handed out a sheet that discusses team philosophy and lets all the parents know that this is 12A and playing time is earned and we are playing to win.
As a coach what is your philosophy on playing time? Does it differ in pool games and/or random weekend tourneys vs a State/Regional, or Nationals? For those of you who have had DDs play all the way up through 18U do you think it really matters one way or the other at 12U?
First off, this is purely a hypothetical thread. My DDs are in college/18U and I was thinking back to all the teams they have played on through the years and all the different coaches and coaching styles they have played for.
I am interested in everyone's thoughts on playing time at 12U on a "travel" or "club" team that classifies itself as 12A. This team is not affiliated with any city or other organization other than there are a group of teams in the area that are loosely affiliated and all wear the same colors and team name on their uniforms. For the sake of this thread, there are 12 girls on the roster and they all show up to practice and work hard. Some are better than others. You are the head coach and you had tryouts and you offered all 12 girls a spot on your team. You had a first meeting and handed out a sheet that discusses team philosophy and lets all the parents know that this is 12A and playing time is earned and we are playing to win.
As a coach what is your philosophy on playing time? Does it differ in pool games and/or random weekend tourneys vs a State/Regional, or Nationals? For those of you who have had DDs play all the way up through 18U do you think it really matters one way or the other at 12U?