I think you hit the nail on the head when you say "This does require a lot of time and effort that a lot of volunteer coaches do not have the time or gym time to do but even in little doses it can make a difference".
Turning a medeocer player into a good player takes several things. First, the player actually has to have some kind of talent that you can work with. The second thing is time. Nothing happens overnight. A bench player might need to be a bench player for 2 or 3 years before they develop enough skills to become a starter. I know that I certainly don't have the time to donate to 4 or 5 guys to develop each of them. Realistically a coach would need to spend about 10 hours a week with each kid throughout the season to make any kind of dramatic improvement in someone's game. The player might need to put in an additional 10 hours per week of individual practise to supplement this. Are you willing to work on your game for 20 hours a week (or more) in order to acheive your goals? Few players are.
Remember also that while you're on the bench and developing, the superstars are also working hard on their game (maybe even harder than you). Even if you try your hardest you might never make the starting lineup because the other guys on the team have also improved year over year.
In addition, some guys just have the God given talent, size, co-ordination to play the game that most of you will never acheive. How many Lebrons or Shaqs are there out in the world?
I think that for the most part bench players get as much playing time as their coaches feel they can give them without thowing the game. Some coaches will give more, some less, but for the most part I think its fair.
When you're on the bench it never feels fair.
Turning a medeocer player into a good player takes several things. First, the player actually has to have some kind of talent that you can work with. The second thing is time. Nothing happens overnight. A bench player might need to be a bench player for 2 or 3 years before they develop enough skills to become a starter. I know that I certainly don't have the time to donate to 4 or 5 guys to develop each of them. Realistically a coach would need to spend about 10 hours a week with each kid throughout the season to make any kind of dramatic improvement in someone's game. The player might need to put in an additional 10 hours per week of individual practise to supplement this. Are you willing to work on your game for 20 hours a week (or more) in order to acheive your goals? Few players are.
Remember also that while you're on the bench and developing, the superstars are also working hard on their game (maybe even harder than you). Even if you try your hardest you might never make the starting lineup because the other guys on the team have also improved year over year.
In addition, some guys just have the God given talent, size, co-ordination to play the game that most of you will never acheive. How many Lebrons or Shaqs are there out in the world?
I think that for the most part bench players get as much playing time as their coaches feel they can give them without thowing the game. Some coaches will give more, some less, but for the most part I think its fair.
When you're on the bench it never feels fair.