I have been receiving a ton feedback about how many plays in a game is fair vs starters or Coach’s children playing most of the game. Here is my take on what’s fair from my viewpoint. First let me say, life is inherently unfair so our starting point is already unfair. Plus nothing in life…
A blog comment today about how one youth football league’s players must all be starters lifted me on to my soap box and my mind is stirring about minimum play players, favoritism, and starting positions. The Favoritism topic is the most read topic on my blog. I have written only a few articles on the…
I am sure many will argue that there is favoritism in youth football. I will agree too. After 30 seasons coaching youth football and other youth sports, there is a ton of favoritism. Daddy ball is alive and well, and in my analysis is why many youth football teams lose in our youth football league….
I planned to write about defense today, but I received an email last night which begs me to address minimum play players, favoritism and parents in today’s blog post. My coaches and I rank our players each week and use these rankings to determine who will start and what positions they will play. I develop a depth…