Main

139 readers

4 users here now

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

At what age did you start playing football, and what impact do you think it had on your body? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

10 comments fedilink hide all child comments

A friend of mine has a 6 year old boy, who has just joined a Premier League clubs pre-academy group. After speaking to some of the parents, he has found out that some of the boys there (6 and 7 year olds) play 3-4 matches at the weekend and train everyday, sometimes twice.

I think that is too much and have advised against following suit, but was wondering if anyone here thinks their body now suffers from playing too much football at a young age? Or maybe not and you are fine?

Edit: I'm not looking for pro footballers opinions, anyone at any level.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The level of arrogance it takes to believe that you know better than a Premier League's team youth academy what is best for young footballers... God, how pampered were you? 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

How do you get that from what I asked?

These kids only train at the academy twice a week. All the additional training and 3-4 matches a week are organised by the parents themselves and go against FA recommendations (FA says kids shouldn't play more than 40 minutes a day).