As players improve during the season, they also desire the opportunity to move up. The drawbacks to this method of making line-ups includes players’ questioning a coach’s objectivity and fairness. Other coaches do not believe that one challenge match can or should determine a line-up, and may not be fair to an opposing team if a clearly stronger player loses a challenge match one week, and the opponent now has to face that player at a lower position.įor this reason, many coaches make their line-ups based on their judgements of their players’ abilities. Some coaches feel that challenge matches may create animosity among team members, especially when players are allowed to challenge on a weekly basis. We asked USHSTA member coaches how they handle making their line-ups, and consulted other sources to determine the pros and cons of each.
Do you make your line-ups based on your assessment of your player’s strengths and weaknesses, or do you go solely by challenge matches?īoth methods have their advantages and disadvantages.
