I was shocked last year when my daughters got a new HS coach and they had 2-3 matches scheduled per week with 2 hour training sessions on the off days. Both picked up nagging injuries as did half the team. And once HS tryouts conclude, they have about a week before they are into their first matches. The schedule is compressed and because of the way CIF qualifies on points relative to strength of competition, schools stack games just to qualify. At no point is the health of the players a priority.
On the tournament side, my younger team just played a tournament where if we had gone to the final, we would have played 6 matches in less than 3 days. We had a great tournament but went out in the Quarterfinal on a last second shot. I was absolutely not disappointed. We achieved what we wanted to, and the kids didn’t get worn out in the process.
