Working around the club week
Most club teams practice Tuesday and Thursday, and games often land on weekends. That’s why our busiest training days are Monday and Wednesday, with Friday and Saturday as extras. We don’t train on Sundays.
Rest is part of training
The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that kids shouldn’t be required to train or play more than 5–6 days a week, should take 2–3 months off from a given sport each year, and shouldn’t raise weekly training load by more than 10–20% at a time. If your player has club twice a week plus a game, one or two BEST sessions keeps them inside that range.
Signs to ease off
Talk to your doctor about pain that doesn’t go away.
- Persistent soreness or pain
- Dropping motivation
- Poorer sleep or schoolwork
- The same nagging injury coming back
Consistency beats volume
One session every week for a season does more than four sessions in a week followed by a month off. That’s why monthly plans exist.
Sources
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