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.
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).