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[quote=DMVCoach]Hi,

First as a coach AND a parent, I'm glad you are asking these questions - they are important.

As far as him telling you what all the other kids do, I think this is combined with his feeling of not wanting to fall behind. This can be a good attitude to have for a competitive player with the right mentality but can also be done for the wrong reasons.

At his age I wouldn't worry too much about over use injuries. They CAN occur and can be recovered from fairly quickly if you listen to the feedback from the doctor. What I find often is players that get these injuries have parents don't slow them down afterword and are the ones that develop serious injuries as they get older. So pay attention to signs of chronic pain or discomfort, but I'd be surprised if he develops anything at his age - much more likely to have a contact injury, or stepping/landing wrong.

I wouldn't worry to much about college right now. A lot can change between U12 and U16. IF you and him are serious about college I would just try to position him to be on the right teams and training environment, more so then HOW MUCH training. You can always get more training if needed...

I will note that it is harder to break in to better teams as you get older, so I would NOT encourage you to have him play on a lesser team if he's able to play at a high level (and you can afford it!) quality in this case is much more important than quantity.

If he loves sports and physical activities so much, keep him going. A side note on college - how you do in school greatly matters and there is WAY more money in scholarships scholastically then sports wise for soccer. Don't let him fall behind in school.

Good luck to you and your son - keep us posted on how things go![/quote]

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