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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Watch out for Osgoods at this point. It occurs a bit with sporty boys during their growth spurts. Definitely emphasize stretching exercises during the growth spurt. [/quote]

My U15 son is 6'0" now.  He was growing 3-4 inches at a time (seem like overnight) and developed terrible Osgood Schlatter that kept him out on and off last year.  Physical Theraphy and stretching exercises helped a lot but some days the pain was unbearable for him...[/quote]

What stretches did he do?[/quote]

He followed the routines he learned at physical therapy similar to the videos below. At least 3 times per day, but always first thing in the morning and before bedtime. He took Alive  before practices and games and iced the knees after. Very painful times. The compensation, he's much taller, faster and stronger than a lot of his teammates now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw4K5kYoCiE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-3h6ig3tkg[/quote]

I think soccer coaches should spend more time having all the kids do these stretches as a preventive measure and also do a better job with warm ups to prevent ACL injuries, etc.  I know my son's team does the open and close the gates before practice and then touches their toes afterward, but it's just not enough.[/quote]

We have been at more than one top Club in the area with my boys.  NONE of them did appropriate cool down, post-workout stretching.  Truthfully, none of them did adequate conditioning or even provide a plan.

This is much different than my team as a kid.  We had serious pre-season conditioning and training.  We had a person that worked with us on stretching and rehab, etc.  This was ages ago and we were the #1 team in our age group in the Nation.  Neither of my kids now U15 and U13 have ever had any of this in their $1,500-3,500/year teams.  It's pathetic.

They don't even teach the kids any of this, much less proper nutrition or what to eat between games, before or after practice, etc.  My kids teams would go out for a huge lunch in between tournament games---wtf???  That's like having a cheeseburger, shake and fries in the middle of running a marathon.  The kids are also running around like maniacs in between games.[/quote]

They can't.  These Clubs are all factories.  As soon as one practice winds down, the next team is right there waiting to start with Coach.  They have too many teams and prioritize $$ making.   [/quote]

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