Howdi
I know that this is the perennial problem for coaches
everywhere and it doesnt matter at which level of the
game.

This might help in the future.

Depending on whether you are playing for sheep
stations or just coaching a bunch of kids because
there was no one else is an important aspect to take
into consideration. At the beginning of the year one
of the planning principles is to decide with your team
the goals you are trying to achieve.

You have a huge role to play here as you have the best
knowledge and understanding of the skill, motivation,
and development level of the squad. With this you
would be able to instil an outlook for the team to
follow.

On a slightly different tack Man Utd have followed a
very successful rotational system very successfully.
The australian womens hockey team under Rick
Charlesworth adopted this system a number of years ago
and have been very successful.

However any system needs the full knowledge of all
stakeholders and needs to be implemented at the
beginning of a season and followed through. The coach
needs to be aware of players strengths and weaknesses
as well as the opponents so he/she can produce a
playing roster to match the level of opponents.

hope this helps
Steve H

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