Actually, Will, as regards report cards, I was talking about what parents (the ones who foot the bill) receive. Few coaches/programs take the time to provide "for the record" evaluations.
I would mildly disagree that games are a particularly effective evaluation tool. Performance there is subject to too many variables: things like quality of opponent, variations in playing time, performance of teammates, etc. I'd also say that no coach can see everything live. Perhaps with painstaking video breakdown and review. But not live.
I do agree that games are a critical part of development in terms of implementing technical skills in the context of tactics and learning how to compete. But when it comes to technical aspects of the game, there is no substitute for training.
Now, in Calendar Year 2010, my child "played" in approximately 60 games, which entailed several hundred hours of travel time alone. I saw development. My question would be, would I have seen MORE development with a different, more efficient, expenditure of time?
Not an indictment. Just a question.
,impl mGames
