How many kids do most teams roster? Any feedback from actual team parents?
It varies, because some parents like the practice that A teams have and think their son will improve. I guess it's hard to argue because the more practice the better.
Teams in my opinion should have a max size of:
2 Goalies 6 poles 9 middies is the max. Rotating 3 lines is tough, but a good coach will make it work. Let the kids and parents know that bench will shorten in the last 5 minutes in tight games. The only time this gets sticky is when there is a game with a lot of flags. Then the lines get short shifted. But no more than 9 should be on the team. Also with 9 mids you can develop a D mid or LSM at this age to make it work. 6 attack
Any more than that and then playing time becomes an issue and you must decide is the practice time worth being on the team. To each his own.
