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Little league - managing substitutions
Posted on 10/5/16 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 10/5/16 at 2:23 pm
Any strategies for managing substitutions in leagues where every little kid is supposed to play equal time?
We play 6 on the field plus a goalie, so I was thinking of creating groups of 3 with goalies rotating into the groups.
We play 6 on the field plus a goalie, so I was thinking of creating groups of 3 with goalies rotating into the groups.
This post was edited on 10/5/16 at 2:27 pm
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Posted on 10/5/16 at 2:46 pm to uway
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so I was thinking of creating groups of 3 with goalies rotating into the groups.
What I would do.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 2:55 pm to crazy4lsu
One thing I wouldn't recommend is just asking who wants to go in the game.
That works with 4-5 year olds ok because half of them just want to play with the water jug and paper cups, but it doesn't work with 6-7 year olds.
That works with 4-5 year olds ok because half of them just want to play with the water jug and paper cups, but it doesn't work with 6-7 year olds.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 2:58 pm to uway
How many kids are on the team and how long are the quarters/halves?
Posted on 10/5/16 at 3:02 pm to pvilleguru
4 ten minute periods. 12 kids
Posted on 10/5/16 at 3:06 pm to uway
You can split them in 2. Let them alternate whole quarters. One person will just have to play back to back quarters, but you can put them in at goalie for one of the quarters.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 3:08 pm to uway
I guess another question would be do they all have to have the same playing time, or just play 2 quarters.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 3:15 pm to pvilleguru
Use a spreadsheet that lists kids by position by quarter. It makes it so much easier. I don't advise splitting them into two static groups as you will want the kids to get used to playing with everyone on the team.
You should get all of them time playing an attacking position and a defending position.
You should get all of them time playing an attacking position and a defending position.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 3:19 pm to Maderan
You can still switch the players in the two groups each half and game. You don't have to use the same line up each game.
This post was edited on 10/5/16 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 10/5/16 at 3:48 pm to pvilleguru
I appreciate the suggestions.
Any of you ever take a kid (or were taken yourself) out of town to get better coaching?
My kid seems to have a knack for the sport, at least compared to these small town kids he plays against, but he's basically getting no coaching other than what I can give him, and I didn't play soccer.
Any of you ever take a kid (or were taken yourself) out of town to get better coaching?
My kid seems to have a knack for the sport, at least compared to these small town kids he plays against, but he's basically getting no coaching other than what I can give him, and I didn't play soccer.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 5:08 pm to uway
I have 13 kids, 7v7. I split them into 6 player mini teams and change every 8 minutes. We play 2 25 minute halves.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 10:56 pm to uway
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My kid seems to have a knack for the sport, at least compared to these small town kids he plays against, but he's basically getting no coaching other than what I can give him, and I didn't play soccer.
It wouldn't hurt to send him to some camps. There are plenty of tutorials on the internet that can help you as well. The most important thing is that he loves the game.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 11:26 pm to crazy4lsu
Been in your shoes before. Substituting in rec ball is the hardest part of coaching. I always ended up holding my boy out more than the other kids to keep parents from complaining. He never noticed.
I later stumbled on an app that would rotate players for you. Thought it was ridiculous at first, but it made things much easier.
I have friends who take their kids out of town for travel teams. I'm not a fan of driving a kid several times a week to play on an out of town team, but I do have access to a local program with certified coaches (my son's current coach is an excellent coach with.) I'd consider it if there wasn't a local option... coaching makes all the difference.
But, if you have a local option, it's hard to beat playing a team sport with your friends... until the parents start to mess it up.
I later stumbled on an app that would rotate players for you. Thought it was ridiculous at first, but it made things much easier.
I have friends who take their kids out of town for travel teams. I'm not a fan of driving a kid several times a week to play on an out of town team, but I do have access to a local program with certified coaches (my son's current coach is an excellent coach with.) I'd consider it if there wasn't a local option... coaching makes all the difference.
But, if you have a local option, it's hard to beat playing a team sport with your friends... until the parents start to mess it up.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 7:21 am to Bill Parker?
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I always ended up holding my boy out more than the other kids to keep parents from complaining
This. But he's one of only two or three that can dribble.
I think I will send him to camps if he wants to go. I just want him to get enough coaching to be prepared to play high school soccer.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 7:27 am to uway
Most kids want to practice shooting at a goal all the time. Keep him dribbling and work on receiving passes with both feet (first touch). Those two things are essential and way more important than blasting shots at empty net over and over.
YouTube dribbling and first touch drills for his age, tons out there. Great times man, enjoy.
YouTube dribbling and first touch drills for his age, tons out there. Great times man, enjoy.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:43 pm to uway
I lived in Atlanta so there were plenty of clubs within a reasonable distance of me so I never would have had to leave the city. I will say that the very top kids from other cities (Macon, Columbus, Athens) etc... Eventually found themselves on the elite teams in the Atlanta area by age like 14 or so.
There would be a Columbus area team that survived for a little based on 2 elite players and you'd remember them because it was so obvious, and then the next year, the Columbus team got "relegated" and the 2 elite kids were on a top 3 team in Atlanta.
There would be a Columbus area team that survived for a little based on 2 elite players and you'd remember them because it was so obvious, and then the next year, the Columbus team got "relegated" and the 2 elite kids were on a top 3 team in Atlanta.
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