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[quote=SoccerQs]I'm the parent of a male U12 goalie, trying to reconcile recommendations from my kid's coaches, my kid's desires, and guidance like this

https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/yss_recommendation_infographic.pdf

From the National Athletic Trainer's Association.

My kid would like to do soccer 24/7, and then some other sports on top of it.  He gets up on his own to work out before school.  He really wants to join a team that practices 4 days a week, plus Super Y and private training and summer camps.  Plus he's at a school that does a sport each season, is very attached to his summer swim team, and does sport related things a lot in his free time (e.g. goes for a bike ride, takes an online martial arts class, plays pick up basketball with siblings).   If I let him do everything he wants he's way over some of those recommendations, such as no more than 8 months (he'd like 12), no more than one team a season (with school teams and swim team he's always got soccer plus something else), no more than 5 days a week (with either school or club practice every weekday plus weekend games).  He also has the perception that if he doesn't do these things he'll be "behind".

How do other families find balance.  Is him telling me that all the other kids are doing all these things (Super Y, private training, futsal, summer camps) like when other kids say that all the other parents let their kids play video games all night?  Or is there some truth?  If I tell him he has to play on a lower team, or he needs to take the whole summer off, am I ruling out playing in college?  [/quote]

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