Tag: playing time

  • All High School Freshman and Junior Varsity Players Should Play

    At a recent Junior Varsity game I refereed, both coaches made only two substitutions each even though they both had over 20 players suited up. While I may not know the full reason why more players did not participate in the game, it is much more important for Freshman and Junior Varsity players to get…

  • Effort and Playing Time

    One of the most difficult parts of coaching youth soccer is allocating playing time. As a coach you want to be as equitable with the playing time as possible. For house (or non-competitive, non-traveling) teams, this was always easy. My philosophy was to give each player the same amount of playing time, regardless of skill.…