Hi everyone, I've recently completed the introduction to coaching course and am taking an active role in coaching an u7s team alongside the original manager of the team.
We have a player who was not great at playing out and when he played in goal he did a really great job. The manager agreed with him and his parents that he would sign him to play in goal and everyone was happy. 3 weeks into the season and his parents have approached me to say he wants to start playing out a bit and is getting upset after games because he doesn't want to play in goal all of the time. I hate the idea of a child being upset and not doing what they want but I also agree with the manager that its not fair on the rest of the team to have to play less to allow him to have time on the pitch when he was originally signed as a goalkeeper. Any advice or thoughts on how you would handle this situation are appreciated.