If a child plays during kick off and is only put in at times during specialty plays, what does this mean?
Is the player normally a over all good player? Or is it for a player that is only good at what he does for one kind of thing?
I am not sure i am getting this out right.
I was watching a game and the mother said my son plays the whole game almost. And an other mother said mine is only in for specialty plays. So, I began to wonder is one player better then the other? They are on different teams. But one plays the same position during the whole game. And the other is brought in for the times needed on harder plays.
Sorry, I do not have that much knowledge about football.
Your input could really help.

I wanted to add the kid that was on the specialty only was very fast. More like a track runner.

In high scholl it could mean that the player in on speciality plays is an underclassmen and does not start but is still a good athlete. But it probably means he is less talented and it is a way for the coach to give him time on the field, the one thing you can count on is the kid that is starting and playing the whole game is the better of the two. hope this helped

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no my son only play on kickoff so it just to say you got to play didn't you

At that skill level I would say that the kid that plays the whole game at one position is probably the better athlete. That doesn't mean that the kid that plays only on special teams sucks it just means that other kid is athletically more mature at his age level.

"Special teams" generally refers to kicking plays... such as kickoff and punt returns, and field-goal tries. Most of the time, kids that are used on the special teams are good blockers or tacklers, but probably aren't quite good enough to start with the first-team squads on offense or defense. (If they were starters, the coach would probably keep them off the special teams so that they don't get tired and/or injured.)

Still, even if a kid only gets to see the field on special teams, it's still good experience and gives him the chance to do things that will impress the coach, which naturally leads to more playing time and perhaps eventally a starting position. Remember that there are only eleven starting players each on the offensive and defensive teams, so there's an awful lot of competition.

that probably means her child is a kicker or her child sucks basically. Special teams is usually made up of second and 3rd string players.

Terrence W is wrong. At the high school level, in most schools you will not even make the team unless you are a pretty good athlete and player. In fact the talent level is so high anymore that alot of good players are not offensive or defensive starters. Also, at the high school level there is no guaranteed minimum playing time and many players never play at all. While it may be true that this player is not quite to the skill level that some of the other players are, he is still possibly a very good player with alot to offer the team.
The higher level you get to in football, the more specialized the positions and players become. Also, if he is an underclassmen they may be playing him on special teams while they groom him to take the spot of a future graduating player.