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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
This actually has me thinking a dedicated thread that goes deeper into how private training works as an industry and more details on how to make it worthwhile, maybe even with a AMA component, might be helpful for parents. (Any takers?)

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I think this would be very helpful for this board. Everything you said rings true from a recent (excellent) experience we had. He was expensive...but because he's getting back into it after a short break, we were fortunate to be able to get a slot. He wanted to know her primary position and big picture ideas of what she wanted to work on...but from there, the first session was designed as an "evaluation via training" session so he could begin customizing her sessions going forward (if we were to continue). Drills were progressive. Every touch was evaluated and very specific corrections made/practiced. Between drills, he asked if she liked the previous drill. I think that helped pull her into the training even more. It was very easy to see how what was being taught would translate into game day. And last, to some degree I feel like he was evaluating whether she was the type of player that he could help and wanted to work with.

I contrast this to several sessions we had with a former collegiate soccer player. Those sessions were absolutely personable, well-intentioned, and very good overall. But now in retrospect, they looked more like "practicing" vs. "training" (perhaps a subtle but very important distinction). I have no doubt that this is going to truly elevate her game and now makes me wonder if some of the truly great players we see out there have the benefit of this kind of training.[/quote]

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