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re: Is playing the same sport all year around too much for a child?
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:22 am to Gaston
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:22 am to Gaston
i think the only answer is for you and your wife to split up the traveling duties with him
you take him one weekend and your wife take him on the next trip
this will also make it much easier for the two of you to cheat on one another
you take him one weekend and your wife take him on the next trip
this will also make it much easier for the two of you to cheat on one another
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Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:23 am to CHEDBALLZ
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Big Mikes
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:27 am to Gaston
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Is playing the same sport all year around too much for a child?
Age 9,
Are you serious?
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:28 am to Boudreaux35
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Are you serious?
You would be shocked at how many kids under age 10 play baseball 9 months out of the year.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:29 am to LSU-MNCBABY
Let him try other sports, especially at 9
If he's that good and likes it, I guess let him decide if he wants to stick with soccer only
12 is probably right age to really get serious about sport they really love these days
If he's that good and likes it, I guess let him decide if he wants to stick with soccer only
12 is probably right age to really get serious about sport they really love these days
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:31 am to dnm3305
I'm not delusional, I save money religiously for his education and I want him to attend a proper university without it being contingent on sports. Most parents think of this as a scholarship investment I take it. That's idiotic to me.
He's a legit stud though, and he absolutely loves it. Here's a phone pic from a couple of weekends ago.
He's a legit stud though, and he absolutely loves it. Here's a phone pic from a couple of weekends ago.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:32 am to dnm3305
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I believe the summer is meant to plan trips and spend time in the woods/outdoors.
Too many ticks, and it's hotter that shite.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:32 am to Topwater Trout
Don't give him a Summer without any sports. I'd recommend baseball or basketball.
You could also do a lower intensity Summer soccer league where the pressure to perform isn't as great. Let him enjoy the sport rather than be incredibly serious/stressed out about performing.
I'm a coach of "travel" team for a different sport. My teams are generally 15-17 year olds. Many of the 17's will experience burnout especially if they have been playing year round since they were young. They start to realize all of the other things in life they have been missing.
You could also do a lower intensity Summer soccer league where the pressure to perform isn't as great. Let him enjoy the sport rather than be incredibly serious/stressed out about performing.
I'm a coach of "travel" team for a different sport. My teams are generally 15-17 year olds. Many of the 17's will experience burnout especially if they have been playing year round since they were young. They start to realize all of the other things in life they have been missing.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:35 am to Gaston
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Most parents think of this as a scholarship investment I take it.
I hate coaching kids who have parents like this. The kids are usually pretty fun to coach but the parents wear you out with needy questions and questionable conduct.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:35 am to Tigeralum2008
I'm going to try to find a kicking (football) coach for him this summer, if we have a break. He kicks well on his own, but we need buy in from the coaches for him to kick in the 9-11 league. I know he wants to, I'm just not sure how to go about it. Playing both sports in high school would be fun for him I think.
This post was edited on 4/20/16 at 11:42 am
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:35 am to Gaston
but seriously, i think your kid needs some diversity in his extra curriculars
i like the idea someone else had of getting him in a basic summer soccer league that doesnt require nearly as much time and effort and also give him a chance to try baseball or something else or even just going swimming and playing
its possible that once he gets to experience some other things he'll still say, "ya know what, i still just want to play soccer all the time"
or he might say "holy shite, i like soccer, but these other things are fun too"
i like the idea someone else had of getting him in a basic summer soccer league that doesnt require nearly as much time and effort and also give him a chance to try baseball or something else or even just going swimming and playing
its possible that once he gets to experience some other things he'll still say, "ya know what, i still just want to play soccer all the time"
or he might say "holy shite, i like soccer, but these other things are fun too"
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:46 am to Gaston
It depends a lot on the kid. Some won't burn out but most do. My two played select soccer fall and spring in addition to travel baseball for the boy and club volleyball for the girl. My son gave up Baseball in high school (mainly because the coach told him he didn't want any soccer players since they miss a month of pre-season and non-district games) and daughter played both thru high school.
I would recommend playing more than 1 personally just so they get a break and develop other skills. It doesn't give you any more free time though. It goes fast, enjoy while you can.
I would recommend playing more than 1 personally just so they get a break and develop other skills. It doesn't give you any more free time though. It goes fast, enjoy while you can.
This post was edited on 4/20/16 at 11:47 am
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:52 am to double d
They need to be well-rounded, and you NEED a break. Allow yourselves to have it.
Wayne Gretzky has stated they played different sports at different times of the year, to enjoy them all, and learn different skills. He stated they all (in his town, and time) played lots of hockey, but then played basketball, lacrosse and soccer, too.
9 is much too young to be putting them through the same schedule as professional ball players. I know many of us tend to think they should specialize because if the do, then they'll play better, and if they play better they'll enjoy it even more. But when you go through that grind at such a young age, it's not enjoyable any longer, it's not a game any more, and your risk, as others have stated, real burn out when they get to the age where they should be turning it up.
Wayne Gretzky has stated they played different sports at different times of the year, to enjoy them all, and learn different skills. He stated they all (in his town, and time) played lots of hockey, but then played basketball, lacrosse and soccer, too.
9 is much too young to be putting them through the same schedule as professional ball players. I know many of us tend to think they should specialize because if the do, then they'll play better, and if they play better they'll enjoy it even more. But when you go through that grind at such a young age, it's not enjoyable any longer, it's not a game any more, and your risk, as others have stated, real burn out when they get to the age where they should be turning it up.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:53 am to CadesCove
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Too many ticks, and it's hotter that shite
Don't get me wrong, I believe that the winter months, even more so than the summer months, are meant for time outdoors and in the woods too.
What I mean by diversity in the summertime is fishing, hiking, swimming, BBQ parties, mud wars, shooting sports, archery, building forts and treehouses, riding bikes and atv's, etc. All of that and vacation can be planned around your normal Rec baseball schedule and if your kid is very good, even All-Stars. When you throw in select ball on top of the Rec ball and All-Stars, then you or your kids don't even have the time to sit down, find a nice magazine and enjoy a good shite. It's gas station hotdogs, redbull, shitty coffee and sports-ignorant loudmouth women fanning themselves on every never ending weekend. IF you have time, you can not enjoy a meal at Applebees. Is that what you want? Applebees to be the pinnacle of your weekend?
This post was edited on 4/20/16 at 11:59 am
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:56 am to Gaston
Too much, too early. He's going to burn out, especially if they are doing that much training and travel while still in Academy soccer. When my younger child was in u9/10 Academy soccer, I begged our DOC to let the team play up in a league like other clubs were letting their academy teams do. He said no and no time again because he said it would be too much on them, and looking back, he was right.
Encourage him to take up a different sport to see if he likes it and to reduce the risk of a repetitive injury. He won't lose his soccer skills if he isn't all soccer 12 months out of the year.
Encourage him to take up a different sport to see if he likes it and to reduce the risk of a repetitive injury. He won't lose his soccer skills if he isn't all soccer 12 months out of the year.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:57 am to Gaston
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We do, he wants to go, early, every single day.
Then it's not too much on him. Some kids just want to play. There's nothing wrong with having one focus that you enjoy rather than many, unless that one focus becomes unenjoyable. Even still, that's a fairly easy bridge to cross when you get there. So long as he feels he can talk to you and that you aren't pressing him, he'll let you know when he's had enough.
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that doesn't give us a break.
There's also nothing wrong with it being too much on you. Explain to him that it's tough to go here and there every weekend. Say that he'll take the summer off from the team. He can play all he wants, but no formal practice, travel, etc to give yourself a break. You're the parent, he's the kid- you get to make the rules.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:57 am to Gaston
An Ortho doctor told me recently that the worst thing young athletes are doing these days is not playing multiple sports. He said their muscles/bones/connective tissue need a break from the repeated use they get from a given sport (he recommended 6 months off).
Posted on 4/20/16 at 12:02 pm to Eightballjacket
Yea, U11 is really the start of select ball here, but those teams are pretty much locked down once they form. It's invitation only, no open tryouts, so this sort of pre-select tournament year is really the only way to get discovered. He's in now though. At least one of the two U11 coaches will pick him up...but we'll see how it plays out.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 12:03 pm to Gaston
I want to encourage the families and parents that are out there that this is not normal to have a surgery at 14 and 15 years old. That you have time, that baseball is not a year-round sport. That you have an opportunity to be athletic and play other sports. Don’t let the institutions that are out there running before you guaranteeing scholarship dollars and signing bonuses that this is the way….
John Smoltz
Baseball Hall of fame induction speech.
John Smoltz
Baseball Hall of fame induction speech.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 12:05 pm to Chicken
I dread his first injury. Not looking forward to that heartbreak, both his and ours, at all. I'm sure it will kick off a well needed conversation.
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