Playing Time: Guidelines for Coaches, Athletes, & Parents. Coaching Mastery

There is no issue in youth/school team sports that creates more controversy and emotion than playing time. Time and time again, the problems that come up in a team setting will revolve around playing time-who's getting the most, the least, and none at all. And while it is the biggest, most common problem that coaches, athletes, and parents will deal with, they often struggle to figure out how to navigate the contentious nature of the various playing time situations they find themselves in.
Playing Time is written for members in each of these groups to help them better understand and deal with this issue, and ultimately, help all involved have a positive athletic experience.