My 10U DD plays on a B team. Nothing special. I coached two seasons ago and am being asked to coach again this year. Mostly the same girls and families these last three years.
So I hear coaches say "you earn your playing time" and "we'll practice them at positions and play the ones who earn it in practice".
But then in games they start the same girls over and over.
So...
[EDIT: we are 12u now]
I want to take my coaching up a notch. Would it make sense to carry a clipboard and score the girls as we try to find our 3b? Otherwise it's just a general consensus amongst the coaches, and things don't change much. It seems if we have actual data we can make a better decision. And we can have better conversations with parents. And girls might take practice more seriously.
So how do y'all put some substance behind the "playing time will be earned" talk?
So I hear coaches say "you earn your playing time" and "we'll practice them at positions and play the ones who earn it in practice".
But then in games they start the same girls over and over.
So...
[EDIT: we are 12u now]
I want to take my coaching up a notch. Would it make sense to carry a clipboard and score the girls as we try to find our 3b? Otherwise it's just a general consensus amongst the coaches, and things don't change much. It seems if we have actual data we can make a better decision. And we can have better conversations with parents. And girls might take practice more seriously.
So how do y'all put some substance behind the "playing time will be earned" talk?
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