Hi, I have a relatively large squad of 13 U8 players.
We play all kids equally on match day, but ideally we don't want more than 10 kids with us due to the complexity of equal game time for 10+ players at 5v5.
We're thinking about resting players on a rotation, but I would love to hear how other teams do this so that it's fair.
Our initial thoughts are to rest players each week in alphabetical order. However I don't know how this would work if non-rested players can't play due to holidays, or cancel due to illness etc - does this count as a 'rest' day for them and are exempt when their turn comes around?
We run the risk of resting a player who could have played, if another player is ill and cancels last-minute.
Any good practice on how to do this fairly?
Thanks, Rich
