Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 7:47:23 GMT -5
So another million dollar question for coaches.
at what age do you really make fitness a priority at your practice sessions?
We have a coach at our club, that is running u12s to death. I'm honestly not sure how long these types of sessions will occur, but my greatest fear is that kids walk away because its no longer fun. Its not easy, long day of school, get dehydrated at school from not drinking enough water, than show up at practice and have to run your tail off. Maybe its just a pre-season thing, but if you can't play soccer it doesn't matter how much you can run!
Too be honest, that was one of the reasons I lost interest and didn't want to play in college. their was such a premium put on fitness, coaches were obsessed with running 2 in 12 vs how you performed on the field. We aren't track stars we are soccer players. Their is a big difference in getting fitness during drills with certain sprints etc, but running hills and on a track is a different ball game.
yes, i know soccer players need to be fit, but the point i'm making is we were. we all ran on our own, ran together as a team on weekends etc. Sometimes i wonder if its just a coach being lazy, because they don't want to put together an entire hour and half session.
sorry if this comes across whiny, but we are talking about a normal u12 top team, a group of 11 year olds. a normal fit 11 year old that trains hard 3 days a week can run all day without the olympic style training regiment.
at what age do you really make fitness a priority at your practice sessions?
We have a coach at our club, that is running u12s to death. I'm honestly not sure how long these types of sessions will occur, but my greatest fear is that kids walk away because its no longer fun. Its not easy, long day of school, get dehydrated at school from not drinking enough water, than show up at practice and have to run your tail off. Maybe its just a pre-season thing, but if you can't play soccer it doesn't matter how much you can run!
Too be honest, that was one of the reasons I lost interest and didn't want to play in college. their was such a premium put on fitness, coaches were obsessed with running 2 in 12 vs how you performed on the field. We aren't track stars we are soccer players. Their is a big difference in getting fitness during drills with certain sprints etc, but running hills and on a track is a different ball game.
yes, i know soccer players need to be fit, but the point i'm making is we were. we all ran on our own, ran together as a team on weekends etc. Sometimes i wonder if its just a coach being lazy, because they don't want to put together an entire hour and half session.
sorry if this comes across whiny, but we are talking about a normal u12 top team, a group of 11 year olds. a normal fit 11 year old that trains hard 3 days a week can run all day without the olympic style training regiment.
