Comments on: How Many Games is Too Many?

By: Dwayne Springs

Dwayne Springs — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:44:51 +0000

I am glad I found this site. My son is a 4.4 student high major basketball and football prospect but right now he is just tired. He had team camp with his high school, multiple elite camps at the colleges of interest. Elite football camp, two high school summer leagues and shootout, showcases. All this without mentioning his AAU schedule with all those games and the travel. WOW!
He has not been able to lift or develop his skills. He is also 16 and at times needs to just be a kid away from all this drama. I AM DEMANDING MANDATORY REST DAYS! The rest days will irritate some coaches, teammates and parents but it is right for my son.

By: High School Basketball, Periodization & Player Development « Youth Basketball Coaching Association

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:32:02 +0000

[...] players while a professional league spaces eight games through three months. While we have had twice as many games as practices this month, when I coached in Europe, we had 4-6 practices per game (and we only practiced once per day [...]

By: Reconciling Long Term Athlete Development with the Scholarship Chase

Reconciling Long Term Athlete Development with the Scholarship Chase — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:36:18 +0000

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By: Doug Linton

Doug Linton — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:52:49 +0000

I cannot agree more! We as parents and coaches have placed soo much importance on competition that we forget to allow our kids to just be kids. They need rest and need time to develop skills. It makes me think back to a time when there was no AAU or organized off season teams – what did we do with all our free time? I am not saying that AAU is an “evil giant” but that we as parents and coaches need to make sure we give our kids time to be themselves and have fun being kids!