Cork Schoolboys League: Win At All Costs

[Happyhonkaman]

Is this accessible to someone like me? If it was I'd definitely use it to ensure the opponents are eligible. I'm not trying to get an edge, just a fair game for the boys.

Yes, it definitely is as a manager Hamish. I cant check it because i am not listed as a coach.

I'll ask my youngfellas coach for you, but I know it is there for the DDSL anyway as I have to update his profile every year with a new photo and signature so they can compare that if there is a dispute!



edit: I asked his manager - you can request at half or full time that the ref check up to 3 players. They take their dates of birth and signatures on the pitch to stop a coach interfering, and go and check those against the data base, then come back to you to confirm all ok or that there was a problem

I just remembered that I signed my youngfellas form because I did his registration from work.. if he is queried it could cause a hassle, time to teach him some forgery



Stick with the coaching, I completely understand your frustration. In GAA you dont need to lock the kids in to the A, B, C team etc until U15 so you can drift players between the groups. We do this to try develop the group and bring players up a level as opposed to the other way around, but it definitely relies on people being honest and not stacking the weaker teams. Match times tend to be close together so players cant be in 2 places at once so most weeks it is not an issue, but I do remember about 2 years ago our B team losing a league because they got hammered in the last match against bottom of the table who went and played half of their A team to avoid relegation themselves. It's shit but it's rare enough.

 

[BettyDoesMallow]

I know of one club who put their strongest players of one age group into the bottom division, one year up for their confidence and shooting practice. Hockey every team, but when league found out, they kicked them out.

Often see B/C/D teams loaded with star players from a year below, and the players of that age getting benched and only getting 5 mins at the end.

Can be easier to spot illegal players these days as lots of teams put their team photo up on social media, so can use AI to find identical faces, although not concrete proof.
Another terrible idea, putting up scorelines like 11-0 on social media.

I coach soccer as well, and I go by a few rules:
- every player gets a minimum of 50% gametime every match
- if you come to 2 games in a row (and attend training), you'll start at least one of those games
- underage players playing up, never start ahead of a player of the actual age.

Gametime and starts so important to players. It has stayed with me when I saw three local lads kicking around and I asked where do they play: one said midfield, one said striker and one said "I'm a Sub". Thought it was so sad, to have that identity because of some prick of a coach.

I find the biggest thrill is when players who were very weak one year, become vital players 12-18 months later, and can't do that without gametime