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I had a parent show up at my door last season asking me why his son was not playing more and starting. I ask him if our starting half back was better than his son and he said yes. But, he still wanted his son to start on offense. His son was getting a significant amount of playtime on Defense as a Corner and Safety. I told him I would see what I could do, but we had a starting half back.

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I have a 10 year-old boy whose been playing for 3 years now. In my case I face the challenge of having a boy who excels in the sport. During the last three years he has now rushed for 49 tds - yes, 49 tds. I would strongly reflect that my son has been a humble and very coachable kid throughout his football experience. He would never seek glory or "brag" about his extraordinary …

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My son is 10 and has been playing football since he was 6. He has been a starter on both sides of the ball this entire time. I have coached in the past (never coached my sons team though) and wanted to get some feedback on some ways to talk to our coach without offending him or causing my son to hit the bench. so here goes.

After starting both offense and defense for the past three years my …

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