Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 21, 2014 8:17:29 GMT -5
Ironically, i saw some fodder on this on the other forum, that a friend pointed me to. he forwarded it because some parents at our fields were arguing on this issue the other night. (fyi i know longer visit the other place, unless pointed to a specific post)
how many tournaments and games should a u9-u12 kid play during a fall season?
my opinion, somewhat depends on level of play as well as level of parent commitment and finding a happy balance.
For u9-u12
our top teams train 1.5 hours, 3 times a week.
teams play typically play a minimum of 10 and maybe up to 15 academy games during the fall.
our good teams typically play in 2 preseason tournaments, 1 during the fall season, and then 1 to end the fall season for a total of 4.
I personally have no problems with this about of games. given we live in atlanta, typically you have 2-3 rainouts a season, so it in a sense gaurentees you get games in. otherwise, because of the weather you would never play games!
Yes, we then typically replicate a similar schedule in the spring, with actually fewer scheduled academy games because of the spring breaks and easter weekends. I think we went last spring an entire month and didn't play a game because of weather and spring breaks!!
how many tournaments and games should a u9-u12 kid play during a fall season?
my opinion, somewhat depends on level of play as well as level of parent commitment and finding a happy balance.
For u9-u12
our top teams train 1.5 hours, 3 times a week.
teams play typically play a minimum of 10 and maybe up to 15 academy games during the fall.
our good teams typically play in 2 preseason tournaments, 1 during the fall season, and then 1 to end the fall season for a total of 4.
I personally have no problems with this about of games. given we live in atlanta, typically you have 2-3 rainouts a season, so it in a sense gaurentees you get games in. otherwise, because of the weather you would never play games!
Yes, we then typically replicate a similar schedule in the spring, with actually fewer scheduled academy games because of the spring breaks and easter weekends. I think we went last spring an entire month and didn't play a game because of weather and spring breaks!!
