Everything gets cancelled - What does your kid do?

timbuck

timbuck

Let's assume (hope I'm wrong) that we don't have a fall season.
What does your kid do for the next 6 months?
Private training is an option. But if my kid doesn't have a competitive game planned for 6 months, I don't think she's going to think about soccer (or any sport besides riding her bike around and going to the beach) for a while. She'd probably come back if there is a season again in the winter, but no way she is going to train hard for these next few months without a game on the horizon.
I can probably get her to run more and do some weight training. Maybe she'll knock a ball around the street once in a while.
 
timbuck said:
Let's assume (hope I'm wrong) that we don't have a fall season.
What does your kid do for the next 6 months?
Private training is an option. But if my kid doesn't have a competitive game planned for 6 months, I don't think she's going to think about soccer (or any sport besides riding her bike around and going to the beach) for a while. She'd probably come back if there is a season again in the winter, but no way she is going to train hard for these next few months without a game on the horizon.
I can probably get her to run more and do some weight training. Maybe she'll knock a ball around the street once in a while.
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Get really creative. We've incorporated some private training, mostly for speed, but also the gym and 2 friends. Luckily 1 is a keeper. If you have 3, you can work on corners, some shooting and some 1 v 1 stuff. We're fortunate to have found a park with full sized goals and a net.

With all that said, Buck, maybe do some healing from 12 months a year of training.
 
With everyone freaking out over lack of organized sports the way we are used to (12 months of semi-professional training regimens ) I'm wondering how did we survive with our crappy rec soccer programs and low quality little leagues in the 80's?
 
Game will find the way....
For all dedicated players training doesn't stop, whether it's individual or training with friends.
My son has been playing and training with his college buddies few days a week. All D1, D2 and few international players - all very high level players that can't survive without soccer for too long.
My dd on the other hand, since there is no team training, is not really interested in anything but hanging out on the beach and surfing.
 
We played soccer in the fall until we fell in love with football (our until our moms let us tackle). Then we played basketball in the winter. Then baseball in the Spring. And in summer we rode out bikes around from morning until night.
 
timbuck said:
We played soccer in the fall until we fell in love with football (our until our moms let us tackle). Then we played basketball in the winter. Then baseball in the Spring. And in summer we rode out bikes around from morning until night.
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Well there's your answer for your daughter. Introduce her to "free time" and see what happens. She might discover a new passion.
 
If a child is not asking for soccer, then maybe they don’t like it as much as you would like. There are hundreds, if not thousands of coahes in SoCal that would love to train individual players for extra cash. But, some children might like the social part of soccer more than the sport itself. Time to give it up, save thousands of dollars a year, and get your weekends back.
 
Anon9 said:
If a child is not asking for soccer, then maybe they don’t like it as much as you would like. There are hundreds, if not thousands of coahes in SoCal that would love to train individual players for extra cash. But, some children might like the social part of soccer more than the sport itself. Time to give it up, save thousands of dollars a year, and get your weekends back.
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I’ll take soccer weekends again. Help me Clarence, please I want to live again!
 
We're off to Park City Utah in a week and two days!!! We hear there may even be some soccer in dem der hills.

Anon9 said:
If a child is not asking for soccer, then maybe they don’t like it as much as you would like. There are hundreds, if not thousands of coahes in SoCal that would love to train individual players for extra cash. But, some children might like the social part of soccer more than the sport itself. Time to give it up, save thousands of dollars a year, and get your weekends back.
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The Ventura County order, for example, just handed down may be enough to prohibit PT. We'll have to wait and see.
 
timbuck said:
Let's assume (hope I'm wrong) that we don't have a fall season.
What does your kid do for the next 6 months?
Private training is an option. But if my kid doesn't have a competitive game planned for 6 months, I don't think she's going to think about soccer (or any sport besides riding her bike around and going to the beach) for a while. She'd probably come back if there is a season again in the winter, but no way she is going to train hard for these next few months without a game on the horizon.
I can probably get her to run more and do some weight training. Maybe she'll knock a ball around the street once in a while.
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Every kid and family is different. I believe that kids will naturally gravitate to what they want to do, which may not be soccer. I don't think a break for soccer, or any competitive sport, is a bad thing for some kids. I know some parents are worried about their kids falling behind, but for us my son needed a break from basically 24 straight months of high pressure and stressful soccer. My kid didn't touch a ball for a few months except for a couple times for a zoom practice. He kept himself busy doing other outdoor activities, thankfully he's not a gamer. He just got his ass kicked at practice in the "beep test" he normally dominates. Personally, I'm not worried about him getting in shape for games because I believe we will all have plenty of lead time before competition resumes. In terms, of losing ground to kids that trained hard during the pandemic, that's a risk he has to take and live with. I don't want to force him.
 
The Outlaw said:
Your kid is in a Tijuana prison, Dre. Uhh... I mean "private school".
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Summer school at Cal now. But we are scheduled to report back to “the prison yard” August 31st. I think we may take classes via zoom until at least January. I need more information. This Covid situation is about as clear as mud to me.
 
Grace T. said:
We're off to Park City Utah in a week and two days!!! We hear there may even be some soccer in dem der hills.



The Ventura County order, for example, just handed down may be enough to prohibit PT. We'll have to wait and see.
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Good luck on your adventure! Moving permanently or is this temporary?
 
MacDre said:
Summer school at Cal now. But we are scheduled to report back to “the prison yard” August 31st. I think we may take classes via zoom until at least January. I need more information. This Covid situation is about as clear as mud to me.
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No "Norteno" tats if you're sending her back. That advice is free.
 
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