we were with one town team for several years and found that during practice sessions they focused just on simple foot drills and one on one drills, then finishing with a small scrimmage. After doing some other training programs during the summer and winter, we found other trainers doing a lot more and ended up switching to a different town team because after observations, they seemed more detailed in their training and game play. The one biggest thing they do versus the old town is conditioning training every session. At least the first 15 to 20 minutes is suicides, laps, and some other things to push them. They usually finish with 10 minutes of the same. The trainer says this conditioning is almost as important at this age (12) as the tactical training. He says unfortunately our kids don't play like we used to and we have to do more conditioning training.
My question for those of you with older kids, did this really help and is it something you recommend to maybe sign up for a conditioning program on the off practice days. How much of a help do you think it was for your child. My child only plays soccer and would be glued to the pc if they didn't. That said they are a top player on their team, and it may be something they want to keep doing into high school...
My question for those of you with older kids, did this really help and is it something you recommend to maybe sign up for a conditioning program on the off practice days. How much of a help do you think it was for your child. My child only plays soccer and would be glued to the pc if they didn't. That said they are a top player on their team, and it may be something they want to keep doing into high school...
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