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Post by coachpruitt on Sept 14, 2008 10:06:45 GMT -6
I am part of a league in Maryland and we have a set of city teams and a separate set of outside teams. The city teams rosters are controlled by the league, the outside teams are not. We also have a 8 min play rule for each game. My issue is roster size. It always seems the city teams have the max roster size(25) and the outside teams have way less players about 17-19. My guess is the outside teams have select teams and are able to cut players the city teams must take all players that register. I have to have 80 plays a game with kids that either do not know how to play or just don't want to play.
I am all for teaching the game but, if the outside teams have don't play by the same rules why would I stay.
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Post by coachjoe3 on Sept 14, 2008 22:07:34 GMT -6
Coach, no league is perfect. Just try to coach the players up the best you can make it fun for them (and you) and don't let the BS get to you too much during your coaching time.
Outside your coaching time, you should be able to address your concerns to the league admin. They should be able to tell you one way or another how it is working out this way. The question of whether or not you're in a bad league is better answered after that. Even if "no league is perfect" if you have good league admin they should at least be able to give you reasonable answers to your issues.
Good luck Coach.
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Post by davecisar on Sept 15, 2008 8:49:03 GMT -6
Sometimes things arent as you assume. With the exception of 100% draft leagues, the teams in youth leagues will always vary with talent/size. This season Im HC of 2 teams that each have just 1 "striped" player each , while our opponents have from 4-7 stripers on their teams. Ive coached in a bunch of different leagues, wild rumors and misinformation run rampant in youth football for some reason which includes embarrased and poorly performing coaches. Not always what it seems.
Ive coached in a league very similar from what you describe, as a HC of one of the inner-city teams and as now a coach of a rural team. I promise you the rural guys covet the inner city situation and think they have it better and the inner city guys covet the rural situation and think they have it better ( we never cut) But we have won championships and beaten both with the other, so in the end it really didnt matter.
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