At least a couple of people on here understand what a team concept is. And it isn’t about I paid my money for My DD to be on a team, so she gets to play. Major League sports teams PAY players to be on the team and some don’t get to play.
Growing up, that is the way it was. In HS that is the way it is, best 9 play, everyone else better pick it up!
I call BS. the entire purpose of youth sports (separating from college and pro, different animals, if you want to pay my DD then sit her, that is different) needs to be about the development of the players (in the case of TB, that the HC chose/selected). If that is not your primary focus as an adult involved in youth sports, please disengage, no matter how much you win, because you are not serving the people supposed to be the prime beneficiaries, the players. Even in HS, coach better develop ALL his players, because you never know when that 14th player is going to be needed due to injury, academic issues, etc. to play. I fyou do not want to play a player, do not select them and accept the families money. the trouble is too many take 10-12 just to have backups in case of injury, etc., and for the money, and it is not fair to those players
If you do not think a player will play for you, do not select them, it is that simple. roll the dice with 9 and accept the results, good and bad. when you have to forfeit because you only have 7 one sunday, that was your choice.