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Thomas Edwards

I have 10 players ready to play under 7s in September and the league they are going into have a maximum registered players as 8.
I had asked if I can sign 10 but rotate so I only ever go to matches with 8 but have been told no.

Another league is not currently an option.

they can still train  

There are 2 obviously less developed players out of the 10. How do I go about speaking with parents etc. currently causing a lot of stress atm. Any help would be great thanks

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    Hi Thomas - I had a similar situation last year with U8s - I am new to this and was shocked how many kids we had at training but could only select 10. 
    I just was honest and said this is ‘ as a volunteer’ ( we sometimes forget we do this for free) - to progress within matches we have to select our of training squad - I selected based on 1. Attendance at training 2. Effort at training 3. Enthusiasm and behaviour. 
    i didnt select entirely on skill - but found criteria were filled mainly by more skilled kids. 
    It should be fun for you but parents will understand.

    i also have said that if a parent can come up with an alternative strategy - feel free