U10 Girls Soccer- Equal Playing time to Player that doesn't actually play during the game.
I am a head coach of a U10 girls soccer team. Our team is incredibly skilled and play very well, the issue is there are 2 girls on the team that absolutely do not play. They will just stand in their positions and not even pay attention to the game. If the ball comes to them they just stand, won't even attempt to put a foot on the ball or engage.
This has been a problem for the whole season but really came to a head today. We were playing one of the best teams in our division and we were tied 1-1 at half. Immediately following half we gave up 2 straight goals back to back on one of the girls playing defense and literally just letting the opposing team dribble around her with 0 effort. The other girls on the team are getting frustrated as well.
The problem is the league requires 50% playing time. Other parents are asking me why I am even playing these 2 girls. Idk what to do - i just can't bench and not play them, but they are actively hurting the team and not even trying.
What should I do?