There’s been a lot of trash, talking about private training on this board. As a well-seasoned sports parent, I want to discourage other parents from conflating private training with the criticism of coaches or people that take advantage of their position as a coach. Don’t confuse the two things.
If you can afford it, and you have access to even a moderately competent trainer, get your younger children some training to work on their technical skills, which will help with their self confidence.
I’m not talking about a gathering of kids doing some basic technical drills and then scrimmaging and attacking one another for hours. I happen to think that undermines development
You will have to negotiate what you’re going to get from that trainer but it’s worth the trouble. Even some of the most criticized people on this board can give you really excellent training. But you have to make sure you get what you pay for.
I’ve seen people with hundreds of millions of dollars scoff at a Coach because she said they should get privates and they can afford it. The coach might not have said it in the most tactful way, but he did say the right thing. Because the parents were offended and didn’t want to spend the money. Their player developed into the player that they knew that she could be.
I’ve seen other people drive all kinds of luxury cars, but not invest in this very important aspect of preparation. It’s actually a wonderful thing to have the funds to invest in your children even if you eat out less.
I think it’s really important for children in two overlapping categories. If you have a kid who is tall or especially athletic at an early age, they may need some help managing all that body. If they don’t work on technique at a early age, they probably will never be able to fix issues with their first touch, ball possession, and confidence taking on players once the other athletes catch up to them physically. It will haunt them later in their college careers and in settings beyond rcl/ecnl soccer.
Based on what I’ve seen and seeing, deficits in this area will lead to challenges in competitive settings or on teams that lead to long unnecessary conversations.
If you can afford it, and you have access to even a moderately competent trainer, get your younger children some training to work on their technical skills, which will help with their self confidence.
I’m not talking about a gathering of kids doing some basic technical drills and then scrimmaging and attacking one another for hours. I happen to think that undermines development
You will have to negotiate what you’re going to get from that trainer but it’s worth the trouble. Even some of the most criticized people on this board can give you really excellent training. But you have to make sure you get what you pay for.
I’ve seen people with hundreds of millions of dollars scoff at a Coach because she said they should get privates and they can afford it. The coach might not have said it in the most tactful way, but he did say the right thing. Because the parents were offended and didn’t want to spend the money. Their player developed into the player that they knew that she could be.
I’ve seen other people drive all kinds of luxury cars, but not invest in this very important aspect of preparation. It’s actually a wonderful thing to have the funds to invest in your children even if you eat out less.
I think it’s really important for children in two overlapping categories. If you have a kid who is tall or especially athletic at an early age, they may need some help managing all that body. If they don’t work on technique at a early age, they probably will never be able to fix issues with their first touch, ball possession, and confidence taking on players once the other athletes catch up to them physically. It will haunt them later in their college careers and in settings beyond rcl/ecnl soccer.
Based on what I’ve seen and seeing, deficits in this area will lead to challenges in competitive settings or on teams that lead to long unnecessary conversations.
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