If I picked up a player for the day she played. If I picked up a player for the weekend she played. Regardless, any player/family that responded to my calls for help I made sure they played. If the reason I had to pick up a player was because a regular girl/girls were not coming for any reason, the pick-up player got priority playing time. I did not pick up a player to sit the bench. If the other girl/girls showed up they sat to allow the substitute/substitutes play since their reasons left the team short player/players due to other commitments.
If we became short of fielding a team due to injury/injuries, we would seek help to fill the void. If the regular player/players miraculously healed and wanted to play after we went thru the efforts to obtain a sub, the sub still played.
However; I did not pick up a player if I had enough of my regular roster players to participate. I have offered the opportunity for girls to go with us if they chose to be with their friends. I've gone as far as to offer to put them on the weekend roster, share a uniform for them to wear, and sit in our dugout for the tourney. They knew beforehand they would not expect any playing time but could warm up with the girls and go thru any pregame drills. Why not, they were going to be there anyway. It might spark the fever for them to try out later. The family may see how much fun and benefit comes from being in the program.
Bottom line; I remained faithful to the ones that paid to play-------------regardless of the difference in athletic ability. Hindsight is normally 20/20 but I stick to my loyal roster whenever possible.