Is 10 hours per week enough?

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4 training sessions at 90 minutes each. (High level club & Revs RDS)

1 training session that is 60 minutes. (Town travel)

3 games that are 60 minutes each. (Club & town)

My son is a U10.

He also practices in the yard and on the playground at school.

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4 training sessions at 90 minutes each. (High level club & Revs RDS)

1 training session that is 60 minutes. (Town travel)

3 games that are 60 minutes each. (Club & town)

My son is a U10.

He also practices in the yard and on the playground at school.

Enough for what?

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4 training sessions at 90 minutes each. (High level club & Revs RDS)

1 training session that is 60 minutes. (Town travel)

3 games that are 60 minutes each. (Club & town)

My son is a U10.

He also practices in the yard and on the playground at school.

Wrong question.

Is he having fun?

You should probably take a step back for your 4th grader. He has plenty of time to develop

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If he's going to fulfill your dreams, I would have him practicing for 25 per week. Juggling, dribbling and shooting with the left foot only.

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4 training sessions at 90 minutes each. (High level club & Revs RDS)

1 training session that is 60 minutes. (Town travel)

3 games that are 60 minutes each. (Club & town)

My son is a U10.

He also practices in the yard and on the playground at school.

You left out the part where you remind us that your 9 year old chose this schedule, not you. But good luck and I hope you still love him every bit as much if he decides to quit. That's usually a great indication of something, I'm not sure what, but if quitting is more devastating to the parent than the kid, it might speak to the path getting there.

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As long as he spends at least 3 times as much time playing on his own, and of his own volition, as he does in structured games and practices, you needn't worry. If this ratio begins to lessen, back off the structured stuff. The game needs to be fun. And it needs to come from him. If it does, he will reach his full potential in a healthy way. Support, don't smother.

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Would be very careful of burnout

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If he's going to fulfill your dreams, I would have him practicing for 25 per week. Juggling, dribbling and shooting with the left foot only.

25? Wow! Okay, we'll ramp it up. He's good with his left but I guess he could be better. How many hours of juggling should he do?

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there are no experts here.... you are his parent and therefore it is up to you and him to choose.... This is too much of a subjective question.

Look to see whether RDS is valuable especially if the training in club is "high level". Nothing against RDS but I did not find the quality of training at U10 worth the money or time from home.

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there are no experts here.... you are his parent and therefore it is up to you and him to choose.... This is too much of a subjective question.

Look to see whether RDS is valuable especially if the training in club is "high level". Nothing against RDS but I did not find the quality of training at U10 worth the money or time from home.

We live very close to Gillette. It is closer than club practice. I find the training adequate but not exceptional. For the price it is a decent value.

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there are no experts here.... you are his parent and therefore it is up to you and him to choose.... This is too much of a subjective question.

Look to see whether RDS is valuable especially if the training in club is "high level". Nothing against RDS but I did not find the quality of training at U10 worth the money or time from home.

When you type "and him to choose" you had your doubts, admit it.

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You left out the part where you remind us that your 9 year old chose this schedule, not you. But good luck and I hope you still love him every bit as much if he decides to quit. That's usually a great indication of something, I'm not sure what, but if quitting is more devastating to the parent than the kid, it might speak to the path getting there.

He actually wants to do more but things become cost prohibitive. I wish we could afford to accommodate his wishes. I have no life because we try to keep him active. He is truly driving these activities.

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If he's going to fulfill your dreams, I would have him practicing for 25 per week. Juggling, dribbling and shooting with the left foot only.

My dream is that he becomes a doctor and helps people.

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Enough for what?

If he wants to remain competitive with talented kids. He wants to play soccer professionally. I wish he wanted to be a police officer like other kids. I want him to be a doctor.

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Would be very careful of burnout

I worry about this too. I watch him carefully. He seems very happy.