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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A general rule of thumb is one hour per week per year of age, so a 10 year old should train 10 hours a week, 12-12, etc. This is not a hard and fast but a general rule from some fitness and therapists.

https://activedgefit.com/proper-training-frequency-for-youth/[/quote]

That’s an insane amount of soccer training. When are rest/recovery days for a 12 year old?! Are they expected to train Monday - Friday for 2.5 hours a day then play 2+ games a weekend and no days off?

We just had our meeting for our middle schoolers ECNL team this week and they came out very strongly against outside training because of training load. The kids have an app they use for drills at home plus 3 days of training plus 2-3 games a weekend.

If your kid loves soccer that much, a private session for skills once a week is fine, but hour to age is ridiculous bc of rest days and game days. [/quote]

12 hours of soccer is actually not much for a 12-year-old in a week. Most European kids are hitting that mark over the weekend alone. And this is why Kobe Bryant said, "Most kids practice an hour and a half two or three times a week.  That's not going to get it done."  If you're wanting to just have fun with soccer, 12 hours or less is fine. But, save your money and go back to rec if that's the case. [/quote]

You just made up that so-called European stuff 🤣[/quote]

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