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Well...what is it then? I mean, you clearly state that your preference would be to put them through back-to-back games. All studies indicate that you shouldn't do that.

You tell me. Just using your own words to gain an understanding.

Coaches can and often do try to manage who plays when and for how long over a two day period. It isn't always ideal, but neither is driving 5 hours for one game. Sometimes efficiency makes sense.

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Coaches can and often do try to manage who plays when and for how long over a two day period. It isn't always ideal, but neither is driving 5 hours for one game. Sometimes efficiency makes sense.

I suppose that's true for those who don't play a lot of minutes anyway. For the top-third, that's a lot of minutes back-to-back

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The two game thing shouldn't be a problem when you carry a roster of 18 and it is still youth soccer. Track the playing time and substitute wisely to avoid over use. No one player should need to be in every game for the full 90 minutes. It is not professional sports.

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The two game thing shouldn't be a problem when you carry a roster of 18 and it is still youth soccer. Track the playing time and substitute wisely to avoid over use. No one player should need to be in every game for the full 90 minutes. It is not professional sports.

And that's easier to manage with ECNL than in DA because of more restrictive DA sub rules.

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The two game thing shouldn't be a problem when you carry a roster of 18 and it is still youth soccer. Track the playing time and substitute wisely to avoid over use. No one player should need to be in every game for the full 90 minutes. It is not professional sports.

So, minimize the quality players minutes?

Interesting take.

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NYSC plays the same team on Sunday.

Why are you brining them up for? Our club can at least be competitive with FCV, they cannot. It feels a whole lot better to drive 5 hours and win, as compared to NYSC, who should just keep driving and not stop, all the way to Key West and into the drink.

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Playing 2 games back-to-back is STRONGLY discouraged. If you cared more about the health of your child vs. your wallet, you'd understand that.

And this is one of the many reasons why the US will continue to lag behind other countries in Soccer. A 90 minute game on Saturday and another on Sunday is just too much for these little wimps.

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Why are you brining them up for? Our club can at least be competitive with FCV, they cannot. It feels a whole lot better to drive 5 hours and win, as compared to NYSC, who should just keep driving and not stop, all the way to Key West and into the drink.

Ok flip that - how does it feel when you drive 5 hours to smack down a team 6-0, barely breaking a sweat? The travel in the league makes little sense as it is, let alone all the travel for such lopsided games/variable competition. ECNL has its share also but not quite as dramatic. And if you go to MA for the weekend you'll probably get one good game and one less good.

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And this is one of the many reasons why the US will continue to lag behind other countries in Soccer. A 90 minute game on Saturday and another on Sunday is just too much for these little wimps.

Right, because, you know, science.

I get it Sgt. Slaughter..."why back in my day we'd play 3 games in a day, with a full pack, in my Timberlands, and still had time to go to a basketball game that night" (as I lean on my cane and complain about the chronic knee pain)

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What is a joke in minimizing academics for sports. Take my kids straight a plus average across the board from physics to history to chemistry and beyond and shove that down your "hardworking" throat. No way that comes from 1.5 hours three days a week.

Now go have your "hardworking" kid do more back flips or whatever it is your little gymnast does all day so she can be an Olympic champion. sounds like a great plan.

for some it is, for others its not....but don't kid yourself....if you want the olympic route (aka less than 1%) 1.5 hours training 3 days a week will not cut it no matter what activity you choose.

btw, if your brat kid is straight As, he/she is probably not being challenged accordingly. (just like bragging being undefeated in div. 7)....sorry but you are a punk.

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Right, because, you know, science.

I get it Sgt. Slaughter..."why back in my day we'd play 3 games in a day, with a full pack, in my Timberlands, and still had time to go to a basketball game that night" (as I lean on my cane and complain about the chronic knee pain)

all this crying, b_tching and compaining is making my nuts hurt. Too many P_ssy democrap parents involved with youth soccer while also turning there little brat entitled kids into miniature P_ssys of themselves.

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all this crying, b_tching and compaining is making my nuts hurt. Too many P_ssy democrap parents involved with youth soccer while also turning there little brat entitled kids into miniature P_ssys of themselves.

I agree. I told my kid to STFU and she can run to school for all I care.

Science be damned.

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Right, because, you know, science.

I get it Sgt. Slaughter..."why back in my day we'd play 3 games in a day, with a full pack, in my Timberlands, and still had time to go to a basketball game that night" (as I lean on my cane and complain about the chronic knee pain)

Yes, that would be you because you are a wimp and if you understood science you will know that it changes over time. I on the other hand can still play pickup games without b**CHING about chronic pain.

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So, minimize the quality players minutes?

Interesting take.

Again, it is not professional sports, the DA's philosophy was based on training and since it is supposed to be a high level environment every player should be of quality and therefore playing minutes.

The most important of these is that it is not professional and there shouldn't be so much pressure to win that you'd feel the need to have a kid play 180 minutes across two games.

That top player should be able to play say 65 minutes in each game for a total of 130 across the weekend. Not perfect but better than driving 5 hours to play 90.

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Again, it is not professional sports, the DA's philosophy was based on training and since it is supposed to be a high level environment every player should be of quality and therefore playing minutes.

The most important of these is that it is not professional and there shouldn't be so much pressure to win that you'd feel the need to have a kid play 180 minutes across two games.

That top player should be able to play say 65 minutes in each game for a total of 130 across the weekend. Not perfect but better than driving 5 hours to play 90.

Right. So, you don't play 180 minutes over the course of two days. No pressure to win, but also no pressure to not give your body a rest.

Science, man. Listen to the science.