Same here in Colorado, U6, U8 and U10 all have play time requirements.

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Jan 6, 2018
8:46:58pm

jaredm All-American

Same here in Colorado, U6, U8 and U10 all have play time requirements.

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Hey CB, am I overreacting regarding playing time in youth basketball?

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:00pm

Does he go to all practices?

Ocho Cuatro

1/6/18 3:01pm

Yep

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:03pm

What are the league rules?

Greg Kite's 'stache

1/6/18 3:03pm

Not sure.

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:03pm

Find this out. There has to be rule here of fair playing time. If there is not,

Cougarfan777

1/6/18 3:43pm

Everyone should play about equal time at that level. The coach may not have noticed it. If you gently ask the coach to

Cougar-Duck

1/6/18 3:03pm

Ya. I am going to give the guy the benefit of the doubt this time.

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:06pm

What a horrible set of league rules.

Ssebo

1/6/18 3:03pm

I know. There was a really athletic kid who kept getting in trouble for steals.

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:08pm

I would check with the league, usually they have minimum play time

OU Cougar

1/6/18 3:05pm

With 9, shouldn’t it be easy to get everyone 2 quarters?

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:08pm

Its hard to keep track that you're being fair

OU Cougar

1/6/18 3:12pm

Usually YMCA has equal play rules or at least 1/2 game

1/6/18 3:06pm

I will check into that. Thanks. Good suggestion.

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:10pm

I have coached city league and Bantam. For city league i would always come

BYUheaven

1/6/18 3:06pm

I've found this ^^^ to be the best route.

Gigo

1/6/18 3:12pm

It’s what I do, even in competitive games

Paco

1/6/18 3:26pm

At 6 yrs old. All players should get about equal time.

kotacoug

1/6/18 3:50pm

YMCA rules for that age typically say each player must play a minimum of 1/2.

byubyu

1/6/18 3:06pm

I coach 7th and 8th grade MS BB. I have 28 kids I have to find

Ssebo

1/6/18 3:07pm

Wow, tough job.

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 3:11pm

14 kids on each team? that is a huge roster.

1/6/18 3:13pm

I actually will only play all of my A squad roster in a blow out. That might be

Ssebo

1/6/18 7:23pm

I'm assuming his coach either A- doesn't know about the playing time rule or B-

jaredm

1/6/18 3:14pm

At this age you play to win. Not to please

1/6/18 3:20pm

I coached young kids in football for the first time this year. I had a hard time

Wedgetail

1/6/18 3:15pm

Some coaches are just bad

stonecougar

1/6/18 3:27pm

Wait, you think a 6yr old ymca rec team will have good practices?

Paco

1/6/18 3:48pm

You can gently ask the coach to play your son more, w/out being confrontational

runnincoug

1/6/18 4:22pm

What does your son think? is it possible he didn't want much playing time?

vegasnative

1/6/18 4:22pm

Ha, yeah, I had that thought too in my post. Sometimes I was pushing kids

runnincoug

1/6/18 4:27pm

He was was slightly disappointed but not much.

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 7:27pm

That age and a ymca league everyone plays equal time

BYU Grounds

1/6/18 8:18pm

I've never seen a requirement that everyone plays equal tim in any league ever.

byubyu

1/6/18 8:23pm

The youth leagues here in Utah 12 and under

BYU Grounds

1/6/18 8:29pm

Same here in Colorado, U6, U8 and U10 all have play time requirements.

jaredm

1/6/18 8:46pm

Equal play time requirements?

byubyu

1/6/18 10:07pm

Yes, annual meetings to reinforce that aspect

jaredm

1/6/18 10:41pm

No they don't. Not even Jr. Jazz has equal play requirements.

byubyu

1/6/18 10:08pm

I’ve seen two variations:

Paco

1/6/18 10:30pm

I've seen both of those. Never have seen an "equal time" rule as someone

byubyu

1/6/18 10:40pm

I looked into it and you are right. I will assume it was a mistake

BigEasyCougar

1/6/18 8:25pm

I’d talk to him now. He obviously doesn’t know. Short season.

Paco

1/6/18 9:08pm

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