What is wrong with playing top kids to win? If a player doesn't see the field it's because the coach doesn't feel like the player can help them win. Deal with it.
You play to win- end of story -
Development happens @ practice .
In 4th Grade? Way to set a good example, how about in 4th grade you show them sportsmanship, enjoying the game and trying their hardest, never mind the score. I've seen the WIN parents, all of them berating their sons to tears if the team loses and Junior doesn't play up to non playing dad's high expectations.
Don't give me that. We're the top team for a reason. This isn't PAL. We have much higher goals for our kids than most of you. You're looking for playing time, but we have our eyes on the big picture. When is it ok to play to win? 5th grade? 6th grade? I have a newsflash for you, buddy. This may not be a popular statement but it's something that is a reality for all of us; all of our top kids will be recruited by top colleges by the time they reach HS or at least freshman year. So excuse me for wanting more for my kid. If another kid is not playing enough, there are other teams that might be a better fit. So why don't you worry about your kids and we'll worry about ours.
You want equal playing time, stick to PAL. You have to earn it on these elite travel clubs. If your son/daughter not getting enough time, should motivate them to work harder and harder. That everyone gets a trophy BS is for the birds. You wanna ply, work for it. Simple
There it is - the evidence of a simplistic, undiscerning intellect, and therefore having to reduce the world down to dichotomies, doesn't realize that there are shades of gray on even just one half of all situations. Participation trophies ARE a bane of contemporary society, but there are clearly approaches that are line with that opposition to that horrible practice that do not expose sub-Middle School age kids to the cut throat nature that your sentiments support.
