a rec coach decided...player contracts

[RADcatcher]

DFP got comments about this?!
Like it? No ugh?

a rec coach decided, time for player contracts on the team he coaches.
12u bracket

His reasoning is that while anybody can sign up and play for the league, and all players have to be played in games regardless if they show up to practice. That league rule does not promote developing a team of players and he acknowledges that's not fair to the players that do show up for practices.

Time for player contracts.

Which will include basic verbiage about playing on this team will have a commitment to the teams schedule games & practices.
(amongst a couple other topics like there will be no meals inside the dugout,
aka- your parent cannot hand you a McDonald's Happy Meal in The Dugout)



* he is not tossing aside the league rules about players playing he is trying to implement some standards to being a team.

 

[Vertigo]

While I agree with the sentiment, typically rec players are drafted and do not get to choose whose team they play for. Therefore, I don’t think the coach is right for doing this. The players can’t just leave and move to another team within the League if they don’t agree with this particular coach’s rules.

 

[IndyHScoach]

Feels like a coach that wants to be more than a rec coach. I would be interested on how he ran said practices that were mandatory.

 

[RADcatcher]

I would be interested on how he ran said practices that were mandatory.

Good question.
Organized. Efficient. And Developmental.

Which may get overlooked if people are used to other practices that are not organized, not efficient, and don't develop the players. Then there could be an understanding of why people wouldn't show up for those practices. .


Try to get people to show up to a practice that might help their kid think is a valued effort!

 

[RADcatcher]

While I agree with the sentiment, typically rec players are drafted and do not get to choose whose team they play for. Therefore, I don’t think the coach is right for doing this. The players can’t just leave and move to another team within the League if they don’t agree with this particular coach’s rules.

* he is not tossing aside the league rules about players playing he is trying to implement some standards to being a team.

* players will get to play in games that is a League rule.

 

[Lance Steckler]

sounds like the coach is already fighting losing battle. kudos for trying.

 

[quincy]

No contracts and I did not want to know why they were missing practice or games. I will find eventually anyways. If they want to go to Susie's birthday party so be it, I would rather be at her party too. I told both the parents and players I would let them know if it was starting to become an issue. I never needed to but I am sure I could have benched a player for lack of participation with a couple phone calls.

I always felt 1 of my primary jobs as a coach was players wanting to come to practice, not an obligation.

I did not like cell phones at games, practice was fine. I gave my cell phone to DW during games, she was almost always there.

 

[Vertigo]

* players will get to play in games that is a League rule.

Never said anything about the players not playing. Just said I don’t feel it’s right that they need to follow “his rules” or contract (same difference).

 

[RADcatcher]

To draw out Solutions let me ask this question please.

I always felt 1 of my primary jobs as a coach was players wanting to come to practice, not an obligation.

How would you then implement your goal as your 'primary job' to get players to want to come to practice?
When several already won't?

If they have not experienced a better practice and maybe that's the reason they don't show up cuz they have previously seen it as a waste of time with other coaching situations?

 

[tim_s]

sounds like a well intentioned thought that was poorly implemented

some standards for behavior/expectations while at practice are a fine idea......mandatory practice not so much.....

not a poor concept (trying to promote the team concept, responsibility, accountability, etc)......just needs more thought and refining