Originally posted by Unregistered
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Heading debates is completely shifting rules in DAs, in a way that has some unintended consequences . . . for example in DA games you will see more goals scored when an opponent's goalie has it than from corner kicks, in part because they can't punt it.
In terms of specialization v. multisport, does the science say 3-4 times week training is too much v. 2 times (which is kind of the norm for younger teams)? How many controlled studies have been performed? If you are training 3-4 times per week and playing once, but some of the training days are coever, another speed/agility, another day more functional training, isn't that essentially the same thing as multiple sports (in terms of muscles engaged)? For those concerned about specialization, is futsal the same or a different sport than soccer; is training for/playing goalie the same sport as training for/playing on the field?
I am asking that somewhat as a devil's advocate as I do think varying intensity demanded of soccer players is important, but also trying to get a handle on what coaches/clubs should be asking.
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