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    Nutrition & Gym Work

    Do you clubs focus on the player consuming a healthy diet? Does your team go the gym or encourage gym activity with a balance of cardio and weights? How important are these things to you if your child is serious about soccer in their future?

    #2
    I think if a board member, or doc, or coach, or parent, has a financial interest in a gym facility or nutrition counseling service, then these become very important to do as a team. Otherwise, I thin the families handle these issues just fine on their own.

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      #3
      We are on the club meal plan. It is a little expensive and the food doesn't taste to good but it is really healthy.

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        #4
        I think every serious player, high level club GDA, ECNL, NL, and aspiration of college I,II, III, needs to fit very fit, don't get exposed as unfit in college preseason, not good. Healthy diet, less sugar, carbs are needed, and run......run, run, run, its good for the body and sole...

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          We are on the club meal plan. It is a little expensive and the food doesn't taste to good but it is really healthy.
          Yeah those donuts your little pudge puts away under your supervision sounds like a much more healthy and enjoyable diet plan. Only thing is she can't last on the field more than 10 minutes. Oh well. Not like she had a future in this anyway.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Do you clubs focus on the player consuming a healthy diet? Does your team go the gym or encourage gym activity with a balance of cardio and weights? How important are these things to you if your child is serious about soccer in their future?
            Cardio is obviously important but so is speed/quickness in bursts, so it isn't just about going for a run. What age? Heavy lifting isn't recommended for pre HS age. Nor should kids be doing workouts without some guidance. They have no idea what they're doing. If your kid wants to work out (not you, them) or work on certain things, at least pay for a few sessions with a trainer to get them on the right track.

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              #7
              Nutrition & Gym Work

              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Cardio is obviously important but so is speed/quickness in bursts, so it isn't just about going for a run. What age? Heavy lifting isn't recommended for pre HS age. Nor should kids be doing workouts without some guidance. They have no idea what they're doing. If your kid wants to work out (not you, them) or work on certain things, at least pay for a few sessions with a trainer to get them on the right track.
              look into what travel baseball teams are doing for kids 12, 13, 14 years. heavy strength training with professional trainers . p_ssy baseball players go through it but not kid soccer players? interesting.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                look into what travel baseball teams are doing for kids 12, 13, 14 years. heavy strength training with professional trainers . p_ssy baseball players go through it but not kid soccer players? interesting.
                Is this wannabe cauliflower ear again ?

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                  #9
                  Kids shouldn't be weight lifting. It's bad for their growth.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Is this wannabe cauliflower ear again ?
                    That "tough" guy always wants to pick fights with "weakling" soccer players instead of "bulked up" baseball boys. The irony!!

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Kids shouldn't be weight lifting. It's bad for their growth.
                      To clarify, general exercise is fine and even light weight training is fine (low weight, high rep). But your typical adult weight training pattern of short reps with max weight to the point of failure is a big no-no with developing kids.

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                        #12
                        Nutrition & Gym Work

                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        That "tough" guy always wants to pick fights with "weakling" soccer players instead of "bulked up" baseball boys. The irony!!
                        yo mamma is bulked up!!!!

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          look into what travel baseball teams are doing for kids 12, 13, 14 years. heavy strength training with professional trainers . p_ssy baseball players go through it but not kid soccer players? interesting.
                          Just because kids are doing it doesn't mean they should.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            To clarify, general exercise is fine and even light weight training is fine (low weight, high rep). But your typical adult weight training pattern of short reps with max weight to the point of failure is a big no-no with developing kids.
                            Thank you. I posted earlier about it. From the Mayo clinic

                            "Don't confuse strength training with weightlifting, bodybuilding or powerlifting. These activities are largely driven by competition, with participants vying to lift heavier weights or build bigger muscles than those of other athletes. This can put too much strain on young muscles, tendons and areas of cartilage that haven't yet turned to bone (growth plates) — especially when proper technique is sacrificed in favor of lifting larger amounts of weight.*

                            For kids, light resistance and controlled movements are best — with a special emphasis on proper technique and safety. Your child can do many strength training exercises with his or her own body weight or inexpensive resistance tubing. Free weights and machine weights are other options.


                            *which is also why they should be trained on proper techniques.
                            https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-l...g/art-20047758

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                              #15
                              We do 1x per week strength, speed, agility work with a trainer. It is good for working out non-soccer muscles and I do believe in it for helping to prevent injuries. Obviously no guarantees there but I think mixing in 1a little training without the ball is important.

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