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Jr. Academy
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Post by kick on Sept 22, 2014 9:43:37 GMT -5
My daughter plays U14/Athena A. Her team trains 3 days per week for 1.5 hours each session. She is also In ODP. My question is what, if anything, should she be doing on her cown outside of that training?
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Post by soccergator on Sept 22, 2014 10:48:16 GMT -5
ha kick, since my daughter will be playing your daughter, i think she is getting enough, i suggest you give her the other days off for sure!! maybe cut her back to 1 day a week and give her some rest. just kidding --- will she also play middle school in the spring? What i've found is not to push it more than that at this age. if it is anything like our team, the 3 nights are physical and demanding on the girls. they often are being kept an extra 10-15 minutes for each session. our girls are working their tails off every session. we are tues/wed/thursday, so i think the girls needs off mondays to rest from the weekend, especially when they have a sunday game. that being said, often top players love the game, so anytime those girls can touch a ball its better. whether its juggling or speed and agility. i've seen some big differences with speed and agility. often our girls day off, a group are doing speed and agility. girls are learning how to loosen up, run properly and proper weight distribution. |
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Post by zizou on Sept 22, 2014 11:09:13 GMT -5
My daughter plays U14/Athena A. Her team trains 3 days per week for 1.5 hours each session. She is also In ODP. My question is what, if anything, should she be doing on her cown outside of that training? Speed and agility training could be a huge help. I also agree with soccergator that a day off is a good idea. If she is doing ODP, Fridays are out many weeks, but I would definitely have her sit the days there is not Friday evening ODP. Otherwise, there are two things that I think are great for low impact, low stress additional skill work that can be done in back yard or in driveway or garage or basement, etc. First, juggling (juggling, already mentioned and you already know this if you have a kid playing at this level). But I do not mean just juggling. I mean juggling with multiple foot surfaces and multiple body parts. Second, wall work (but you probably already know this as well if your kid is at this level). One and two touch passing using multiple foot surfaces. I think this is really great for improving proactive first touch, quick feet, and passing accuracy with firm strike of ball. Doing this for some extra work a day/week, IF SHE FEELS LIKE IT, can be a great compliment to team training. |
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Post by SoccerMom on Sept 22, 2014 11:46:21 GMT -5
Mine trains with her team 3 days a week( T, Th & Sun)...and plays on Saturdays...unless her game is on Sunday and then they switch the practice to sunday. The whole team does speed and agility on Tuesday before practice, and they also run 3 miles before each practice. On her off days (M & W) she trains with 3 of her teammates..they practice moves and shots for about an hour and a half while their siblings are training. We dont train on Fridays unless theres ODP. She enjoys the training and has fun at the same time.
Each kid is different, Im not sure my son will want to train that much, he only trains 3 days a week..hea 4 years younger
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Post by blueronin on Sept 22, 2014 12:00:07 GMT -5
How much of the club and ODP training is technical? Lot of times, technical training is ignored by the club and ODP. Common belief is that either the kids are already skilled or they are getting the training else. Realistically, neither club or ODP has the time to give the individual attention need to perfect these skills. My daughter plays U14/Athena A. Her team trains 3 days per week for 1.5 hours each session. She is also In ODP. My question is what, if anything, should she be doing on her cown outside of that training? |
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Post by lovethegame on Sept 22, 2014 17:10:38 GMT -5
I would say she should juggle and practice in the backyard a bit every day. Maybe she goes for a weekend run or takes in an extra practice during the weeks where she has no games or ODP practice. Like Soccergator, I think their bodies need some recovery, and over the years, their minds will need some recovery time as well. Even the child that is driven and loves the game will find the long seasons greuling as they get older.
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Post by fan on Sept 23, 2014 8:40:06 GMT -5
In my opinion, three days of training plus a game or two on the weekend is plenty for a 13 year old. I think every kid would have another activity (or two or three) that they would LOVE but with school, homework and soccer six or seven days a week, how would they ever know? Will my daughter be beaten on the field by someone who practices every day? Very possible. For her, having another big activity that she loves with a different set of friends and requires a different set of skills is absolutely right for her. And I say this with soccer being her favorite activity.
For my son who's younger, I think it's even more important for him to get a chance to try a variety of things or just hang out at home with his friends.
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Post by setpieces on Sept 23, 2014 11:32:31 GMT -5
In my opinion, three days of training plus a game or two on the weekend is plenty for a 13 year old. I think every kid would have another activity (or two or three) that they would LOVE but with school, homework and soccer six or seven days a week, how would they ever know? Will my daughter be beaten on the field by someone who practices every day? Very possible. For her, having another big activity that she loves with a different set of friends and requires a different set of skills is absolutely right for her. And I say this with soccer being her favorite activity. For my son who's younger, I think it's even more important for him to get a chance to try a variety of things or just hang out at home with his friends.
I couldn't agree more with this statement. Both my son and daughter practice 3 days a week and both also do private training when time allows. They both split their time between the top and 2nd teams so we almost always have two games for each of them on the weekends. If they didn't love it there is no way I would push them to be this dedicated to one thing. They both have other interests so we try to give them some balance with free time to pursue those things, hang out with friends, or just have some downtime at home without a soccer ball attached to their feet.
As most of us know, there's a 99% chance that your kid won't make it to the next level so we're focused on them being well-rounded and balanced with their interest and talents. When I was a kid we ONLY played a sport for a season (football, basketball, baseball, and soccer), but now our kids are forced to choose "their sport" at such a young age it just doesn't seem fair. There's a lot of pressure at the club level to perform which I think is good, but I don't want them to feel like soccer is their job.
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