If only it was just those types of excuses to miss your 'elite' team practices |
You want the coach to be sprinting up and down the sidelines during the game? |
Ok expert. I've seen you before saying it's hilarious when non-expert says . . . . or when its funny when a non expert says . . . . Are you 100% positive that a recovery day is needed when a team plays one game on a Sunday when they've had Saturday off, and likely Friday as a built in rest day before Saturday games? It's an 80 or 90 minute game with a roster of 18 and it's likely that 5 or fewer players played the entire match. Just asking for your expertise. If they play on Saturday should they cancel their Sunday game, because there are lots of two-game weekends. |
And.....if they have a film day. That could be on Monday, rather than cancelling a session. Then the kids get their recovery day and still get 4 days in. |
Exactly and the coach needs to rest his vocal cords.
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Just the 2011 at SYC. Cause they are the dawgs and crushing all the games.
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If your son is on a MLS Next team, then the schedule is known well in advance barring few exceptions. The team recovery days are (should be) built in the periodization training/game cycle of their week. I seriously doubt your kid's team is using data metrics to track exertion of each player over the week in order to determine individual needs of need more/need less. So them being kids, it's best to use general cautious approach. Games being on Saturday & Sunday is not within your control, so you play them using your players judiciously. Knowing you'll never get 100% out of them on Sunday and fatigue leads to injuries and more mistakes. The training week is within your control. The 5 players and everyone else should use their discretion to do on their own that which is prudent on team rest days. Active recovery can be done or a light or medium exertion workout. Or nothing. I know you were throwing around "expert" as sarcasm and cynicism, but you're welcome anyway. |
Right. So they can train on Monday. And you didn't need to mock a poster and blame the state of US soccer on them. You're welcome. |
Nothing improves if not identified and called out. Until parental knowledge of the sport improves, youth development in general remains handicapped. Intellectual dishonesty does no one any favors. They can train 5/6 days a week. Just like you can drink alcohol 7 days a week and eat junk food 7 days a week. Just be prepared for the lagging effects. |
Because nothing improves if not called out, your points would be more effectively made without the sanctimony. |
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We must be on the same team.
We cancel for everything. If there is rain in the forecast 20 miles away they will cancel. Presidents day, we cancel, spring break, we cancel. |
And while I'm trying to help you improve, your argument could use some work too. First, by realizing what the original post was saying. The poster was merely saying that their son's MLS Next team should train four days a week, as mandated by the league, and not cancel practices after a Sunday game or for bad weather. By your own argument, this can be done through having a light training or film session on the Monday after a game or games. And because the schedule is known in advance, it can all be planned for. |
Sanctimony is a DCUM requirement |
You have your posters crossed. Not the same people. That said, cancelation of a scheduled practice for weather versus a planned rest day isn't in the same ballpark for a discussion on training. |
Or her. Hint. |