Kids rec league

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

... teams are limited to 8 players so everyone gets good playing time.

Wouldn't this create problems during influenza season?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Wouldn't this create problems during influenza season?

No.

[Pantherdreams]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Wouldn't this create problems during influenza season?

Nope then everyone gets great playing time . . .

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

Nope then everyone gets great playing time .

One kid has the flu. Another has a dentist appointment. Another misses the game because he has to go to his grandfather's sixtieth birthday party. Another sprains his ankle during warmups. I know that kids think that they can play thirty-two minutes (I know that I did at that age), but can they really play a quality thirty-two minutes? Also, it's difficult to practice five on five with only eight players. I coached a middle school team with fourteen players and there were a few five on five practices where I was the tenth "player".

In terms of lots of available quality playing time, I don't know that the best roster number is, but I have trouble believing it's eight.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

One kid has the flu. Another has a dentist appointment. Another misses the game because he has to go to his grandfather's sixtieth birthday party. Another sprains his ankle during warmups. I know that kids think that they can play thirty-two minutes (I know that I did at that age), but can they really play a quality thirty-two minutes? Also, it's difficult to practice five on five with only eight players. I coached a middle school team with fourteen players and there were a few five on five practices where I was the tenth "player".

In terms of lots of available quality playing time, I don't know that the best roster number is, but I have trouble believing it's eight.

If a team winds up with fewer than five players they can select a player of their level or below from in the stands to play on their team. This has never been a problem since it is absolutely a rec program. Of course, I think I remember being told that this happened only about 2 times a season.

BTW - as to players playing "quality" time, games are shorter than regular HS games.