To not let it go

[LoveMySushi]

I know i probably am, but I just cant let it go just like that.

So my son plays in a team sport. They have a team of 12 main players and they get rotated in and out during the games in groups of 4. 4 kids play for a few min, then the second group of 4 etc.
Anyways, they are quite bad over all. DS plays in a different club thats a bit more advanced (higer age group as well), but because of his younger age he is not yet allowed to compete with that team.

Anyways, they had a competition yesterday and only 4 players showed up including my son. 3 kids cancelled the same morning via sports app and the reason noted down was “doesnt feel like it”. It was terrible because its quite intense and the poor kids didnt get any breaks. For the second game my son managed to bring over two of his friends from the advanced team to help out and they did great.

DH says just let it go since it worked out for the best. They rarely win and with the advanced players they won easily for once. They probably would have lost if the main players showed up.
Im very tempted to send a message in the group chat because its pretty shitty to leave your team hanging with no valid reason and on such short notice. I usually dont really care much, but DS was completely drained after the first game and one of his teammates threw up in the end cuz he was over doing it.
Trainer probably should have cancelled with so little players, but the ones that did show up actually care about the championship and really wanted to try.

Would you say something? Ask the trainer to have a word? Just let it go since it worked out for the best?

Well im sorry, but they are. Not because they just arent very talented. They dont want to be there. They literally stand on the field and stroll around sometimes. Both their mothers have told me how they have to force them to training and matches and bribe them with screen time, because they dont want to be there.
I know not everyone is great at sports, but everyone should at least show some commitment.

I have managed to hold back. My son tells me the coach had a long conversation with the team in training about it. He is also taking the kids who showed up to a game of the first league team in a couple of weeks. This is awesome, because DS is a huge fan.

One of the mothers was also complaining to me about the trainer, because apparently he had a conversation with the parents too.
The club has now decided that every child in competition group gets 2 jokers, if they miss a 3rd game they get dropped to the fun group.
This is great because all the unmotivated players have missed at least 2 games already.

Anyways, it all worked out. Im glad I didnt send the message. I know it wasnt my place and i needed to let the trainer deal with it. Its just hard sometimes watching DS try so hard and show up and cancel everything for this sport, when most teammates dont bother and dont even want to be there.

Surely at 10 they should be capable of playing a full game and it's more game time? Not your place to call out other parents. Leave it to the coach/manager.