Playing time and player development

[Antonin]

Does anyone know if playing time has anything to do with player development? In blowout situations I like to sit my starters and let my bench guys have a lot of minutes, as I imagine a real-life coach would do. I'm wondering if I'm helping them to develop by doing this.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

[Brian Nichols]

Yes, playing time does have an effect on future development. I do it based on total minutes played so anything up to 875 minutes has an impact.