Private Training or Group Training during CV?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A trainer is simply unnecessary. Plenty of YouTube, Techne, etc. stuff online. This is true with or without CV risks.

Agreed but the 1on 1 live video with a trainer might more better for the non-motivated kid and/or for the coach to train/talk to his/her players during this down-time.

Christ—if a kid is unmotivated to play soccer on his own—there is zero need for a trainer anyway. He just doesn’t love it that much.

This just not true. There are limits. Soccer is a very social game. There are so many activities that kids enjoy that are team activities...keep away games, 1v1s, 2v1, etc etc. Doing frickin footskills and juggling gets boring after a while. To imply that a kid doesn't love soccer because he gets sick of doing footskills everyday is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A trainer is simply unnecessary. Plenty of YouTube, Techne, etc. stuff online. This is true with or without CV risks.

Agreed but the 1on 1 live video with a trainer might more better for the non-motivated kid and/or for the coach to train/talk to his/her players during this down-time.

Christ—if a kid is unmotivated to play soccer on his own—there is zero need for a trainer anyway. He just doesn’t love it that much.

This just not true. There are limits. Soccer is a very social game. There are so many activities that kids enjoy that are team activities...keep away games, 1v1s, 2v1, etc etc. Doing frickin footskills and juggling gets boring after a while. To imply that a kid doesn't love soccer because he gets sick of doing footskills everyday is ridiculous.

messi and ronaldo and pele would kick a ball against a wall for hours ...

I think you underestimate the passion of a pro player in any sport----like Kobe in a driveway sun up until sun down hitting free throws.

I don't mean to be an *ss. My brother was a professional soccer player. I have told my own kids that they do not understand how often my brother practiced on his own...literally all of the time which is why he was an awful student.

Neighbors joked when he won a National award that it was expected because they never saw him without a soccer ball. He dribbled it everywhere he went. He broke my wrist with a shot in our back yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A trainer is simply unnecessary. Plenty of YouTube, Techne, etc. stuff online. This is true with or without CV risks.

Agreed but the 1on 1 live video with a trainer might more better for the non-motivated kid and/or for the coach to train/talk to his/her players during this down-time.

Christ—if a kid is unmotivated to play soccer on his own—there is zero need for a trainer anyway. He just doesn’t love it that much.

This just not true. There are limits. Soccer is a very social game. There are so many activities that kids enjoy that are team activities...keep away games, 1v1s, 2v1, etc etc. Doing frickin footskills and juggling gets boring after a while. To imply that a kid doesn't love soccer because he gets sick of doing footskills everyday is ridiculous.

messi and ronaldo and pele would kick a ball against a wall for hours ...

I think you underestimate the passion of a pro player in any sport----like Kobe in a driveway sun up until sun down hitting free throws.

I don't mean to be an *ss. My brother was a professional soccer player. I have told my own kids that they do not understand how often my brother practiced on his own...literally all of the time which is why he was an awful student.

Neighbors joked when he won a National award that it was expected because they never saw him without a soccer ball. He dribbled it everywhere he went. He broke my wrist with a shot in our back yard.

Yes. It comes from the kid. You can't instill that passion from the outside.

I saw a dad screaming at his 2008 daughter in a parking lot dribbling thru cones and he with his stop watch. She really looked like she was having fun That's not a kid that is going to love the sport...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A trainer is simply unnecessary. Plenty of YouTube, Techne, etc. stuff online. This is true with or without CV risks.

Agreed but the 1on 1 live video with a trainer might more better for the non-motivated kid and/or for the coach to train/talk to his/her players during this down-time.

Christ—if a kid is unmotivated to play soccer on his own—there is zero need for a trainer anyway. He just doesn’t love it that much.

This just not true. There are limits. Soccer is a very social game. There are so many activities that kids enjoy that are team activities...keep away games, 1v1s, 2v1, etc etc. Doing frickin footskills and juggling gets boring after a while. To imply that a kid doesn't love soccer because he gets sick of doing footskills everyday is ridiculous.

messi and ronaldo and pele would kick a ball against a wall for hours ...

I think you underestimate the passion of a pro player in any sport----like Kobe in a driveway sun up until sun down hitting free throws.

I don't mean to be an *ss. My brother was a professional soccer player. I have told my own kids that they do not understand how often my brother practiced on his own...literally all of the time which is why he was an awful student.

Neighbors joked when he won a National award that it was expected because they never saw him without a soccer ball. He dribbled it everywhere he went. He broke my wrist with a shot in our back yard.

Great. But that doesn't mean that any kid who doesn't do this doesn't love the sport. A kid can not like working on dribbling by himself everyday and still love the sport. This kid might not make it pro but it doesn't mean he doesn't love the sport AND, if you keep encouraging, maybe he will begin to enjoy working on his own more. Every kid is different. And there are many paths to success and everyone has different definitions of success.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A trainer is simply unnecessary. Plenty of YouTube, Techne, etc. stuff online. This is true with or without CV risks.

Agreed but the 1on 1 live video with a trainer might more better for the non-motivated kid and/or for the coach to train/talk to his/her players during this down-time.

Christ—if a kid is unmotivated to play soccer on his own—there is zero need for a trainer anyway. He just doesn’t love it that much.

This just not true. There are limits. Soccer is a very social game. There are so many activities that kids enjoy that are team activities...keep away games, 1v1s, 2v1, etc etc. Doing frickin footskills and juggling gets boring after a while. To imply that a kid doesn't love soccer because he gets sick of doing footskills everyday is ridiculous.

messi and ronaldo and pele would kick a ball against a wall for hours ...

I think you underestimate the passion of a pro player in any sport----like Kobe in a driveway sun up until sun down hitting free throws.

I don't mean to be an *ss. My brother was a professional soccer player. I have told my own kids that they do not understand how often my brother practiced on his own...literally all of the time which is why he was an awful student.

Neighbors joked when he won a National award that it was expected because they never saw him without a soccer ball. He dribbled it everywhere he went. He broke my wrist with a shot in our back yard.

Great. But that doesn't mean that any kid who doesn't do this doesn't love the sport. A kid can not like working on dribbling by himself everyday and still love the sport. This kid might not make it pro but it doesn't mean he doesn't love the sport AND, if you keep encouraging, maybe he will begin to enjoy working on his own more. Every kid is different. And there are many paths to success and everyone has different definitions of success.

Okay. Maybe. I know many professional athletes--NFL, NBA, etc. working for CBS sports and the vast majority would work on something on their own day in and day out.

I think there is a fine line between 'encouraging' and being soccer dad that is living vicariously through his kid. Unfortunately, I've seen far too many in the latter category that make a kid that used to like the sport--completely hate it and have a look of 'pain' in their eyes, glancing at dad on the sidelines worried about what he is going to say in the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No.

There are plenty of trialing videos, online lessons, websites and other materials to conduct your own family training session. Your kids can also play against each other easily enough.

Kids don’t keep six feet apart. They naturally drift toward one another to talk and chat.

+1000

[Anonymous]

First world problems.

The best professional soccer athletes from Cuba and Dominican Republic did not get "private training" as a kid.

They dribbled for hours on their own to master the sport.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So, kids are getting bored with the soccer app their club has them doing. I see a handful of trainers in the area still advertising personal training sessions or small group training sessions. Would you do it? 1 trainer, 1 kid . . . generally 6 feet apart? Crazy to even consider?

A calculated risk for sure, but we are doing it. 1 on 1 with the same trainer is less risk than taking a walk outside amongst strangers.

As someone with a family member with covid, I can say you are selfish as F*CK. Yes, you might not get sick. You probably won’t. But god only know who you’ll spread it to without even realizing it.

I am sorry you have a family member with Covid. But a large portion of the population will get this sooner or later and you would be unreasonably optimistic to think otherwise. The objective now is to slow it down so we manage the treatment. But holing up for months does nothing to defeat the virus. it will be there when we climb back outside and we will go through all these questions again. As selfish as it is to frolic during Spring Break, it is arguably selfish to demean or disregard millions of other people and their lives by telling them they should simply take a monthly check from the government or deliver food until all this clears. And how will we pay the trillions of dollars in debt that we will accumulate? Who is going to buy the government debt? Where are state and local governments getting revenue to provide services? If you can afford to stay isolated, please feel free to do so. But recognize that others have a different view and may not have the ability to do this for a year, or whatever period you think is appropriate.

OK if you MUST do something, then you MUST do something. Sending your kid to train with someone outside the family isn't a necessity at this time. As to the above poster...yes, going to the grocery store is more dangerous, but what is more important? Risking going to the grocery store or sending your kid to soccer training.

You have to eat. You don't have to do private training.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A trainer is simply unnecessary. Plenty of YouTube, Techne, etc. stuff online. This is true with or without CV risks.

Agreed but the 1on 1 live video with a trainer might more better for the non-motivated kid and/or for the coach to train/talk to his/her players during this down-time.

Christ—if a kid is unmotivated to play soccer on his own—there is zero need for a trainer anyway. He just doesn’t love it that much.

This just not true. There are limits. Soccer is a very social game. There are so many activities that kids enjoy that are team activities...keep away games, 1v1s, 2v1, etc etc. Doing frickin footskills and juggling gets boring after a while. To imply that a kid doesn't love soccer because he gets sick of doing footskills everyday is ridiculous.

messi and ronaldo and pele would kick a ball against a wall for hours ...

I think you underestimate the passion of a pro player in any sport----like Kobe in a driveway sun up until sun down hitting free throws.

I don't mean to be an *ss. My brother was a professional soccer player. I have told my own kids that they do not understand how often my brother practiced on his own...literally all of the time which is why he was an awful student.

Neighbors joked when he won a National award that it was expected because they never saw him without a soccer ball. He dribbled it everywhere he went. He broke my wrist with a shot in our back yard.

Great. But that doesn't mean that any kid who doesn't do this doesn't love the sport. A kid can not like working on dribbling by himself everyday and still love the sport. This kid might not make it pro but it doesn't mean he doesn't love the sport AND, if you keep encouraging, maybe he will begin to enjoy working on his own more. Every kid is different. And there are many paths to success and everyone has different definitions of success.

Okay. Maybe. I know many professional athletes--NFL, NBA, etc. working for CBS sports and the vast majority would work on something on their own day in and day out.

I think there is a fine line between 'encouraging' and being soccer dad that is living vicariously through his kid. Unfortunately, I've seen far too many in the latter category that make a kid that used to like the sport--completely hate it and have a look of 'pain' in their eyes, glancing at dad on the sidelines worried about what he is going to say in the car.

The top tier athletes that I know have inner drive and spend hours working on things on their own, particularly when they were younger and could not afford "private trainers."

[Anonymous]

The fear and panic in this thread is absurd. Practice! We have been. Why wouldn't you? This is all a fraud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fear and panic in this thread is absurd. Practice! We have been. Why wouldn't you? This is all a fraud.

I don’t think it’s a fraud. But the fear and panic are disproportionate, and not tempered by any understanding that shutting down for months or even a year means most of us are simply managing when we get the virus, not eliminating it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fear and panic in this thread is absurd. Practice! We have been. Why wouldn't you? This is all a fraud.

A fraud? Jared? Is that you?

[Anonymous]

So people dying in NY are actors? Just today +600 deaths just in one city, 1000 yesterday. Those in this thread who say this is fraud are the kind of ignorant people same ones who can put a clown to lead a nation.

[Anonymous]

I live in Mclean and I see 1-1 training between a trainer and a student everyday at a grass field literally 50 yards from my 1.8M for the past two weeks. I observe about 12 feet of social distancing between the trainer and the student. As long as it is 1-1 training with at 12 feet of social distancing, I think that will be fine. I am glad that the trainer is able to make a living to support himself during this pandemic.

The grass field is the size of the football field and do not ask me where it is because I will not tell you. I do not want the trainer to lose this gig.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Mclean and I see 1-1 training between a trainer and a student everyday at a grass field literally 50 yards from my 1.8M for the past two weeks. I observe about 12 feet of social distancing between the trainer and the student. As long as it is 1-1 training with at 12 feet of social distancing, I think that will be fine. I am glad that the trainer is able to make a living to support himself during this pandemic.

The grass field is the size of the football field and do not ask me where it is because I will not tell you. I do not want the trainer to lose this gig.

Your $1.8M?

Was that necessary?