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Not sure that this should read 'clubs' only... one could very easily pose the following question:

Are High School Programs playing too much soccer? Can you say 3 games a week, sometimes more? Why do high school coaches feel the need to train in-between games (listed above)? Sunday practices? Professionals don't play this much soccer on a weekly basis.

The funny thing is you then have kids saying they don't want to play college soccer because 'it is like a full time job'. Ummm, in most cases you spend more time at getting 'educated' and playing soccer in HS than you do in College!!



What about Club play???, In a tournament, 3-4 games in a weekend.

And add to that, the travel to get there.

And some levels of Club now basically going year round.


Bottom line, perhaps all levels of play need to be looked at.