Under 10s 7v7 with a big squad

Hi Everyone, 
Would it be possible to get some advice?

so this is my first year of coaching, i have taken on an Under 10 girls team, it has a big squad of 14 players. 
how do you deal with the rotation of players? obviously i want to give them all the same amount of playing time which i have told them all they will get. with some of them at a higher level than others, i am finding it difficult to know when to swap them all around? 
we have the 14 turn up each week. i also feel like if i take someone off i have their parents ready to say something to me. 
in fact i had one text me on 'the way they would do things' which was have my set 4 players & swap the others around. i feel like i cannot do that to the girls. 

should i just swap like for like? or could i do things a different way? 

Thank you for your time. 

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  • Hi Callum - thanks for the post and no doubt a challenge for many coaches around the country. No doubt the attendance of the 14 players will dip from time to time on matchdays but some possible considerations below:
    - Record equal playing time

    - Record equal starts

    - Varied playing positions (i.e attacking/defensive and left sided/central/right sided positions

    - Introduce 3 A's (attitude, application, attendance). I have made parents aware that these all can affect playing time

    - Rotate GK (Do you have only 1 GK - still playing at a younger age you may look to have outfield players try to play in GK?)


    Hope the above helps!
    Lloyd

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  • Hi Callum - thanks for the post and no doubt a challenge for many coaches around the country. No doubt the attendance of the 14 players will dip from time to time on matchdays but some possible considerations below:
    - Record equal playing time

    - Record equal starts

    - Varied playing positions (i.e attacking/defensive and left sided/central/right sided positions

    - Introduce 3 A's (attitude, application, attendance). I have made parents aware that these all can affect playing time

    - Rotate GK (Do you have only 1 GK - still playing at a younger age you may look to have outfield players try to play in GK?)


    Hope the above helps!
    Lloyd

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