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DOES “YEAR-ROUND” REALLY MEAN 52 WEEKS OF NON-STOP SOCCER?

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DOES “YEAR-ROUND” REALLY MEAN 52 WEEKS OF NON-STOP SOCCER?

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Not at all. No one should train and play that way. The team training and competitive game calendar follows a “cyclical” regimen. Teams, depending on age group and level of play, may typically take 3 weeks off over winter break, 7-8 weeks off in spring, and about 1-2 weeks off over the summer in June and July. Teams train hard and usually toward the goal of: 1) “Fall League” – Weekend games; Sep.- Nov. 2) “League Cup” – Tournament format competition in Nov. 3) “State Cup” – Tournament format competition in the spring. 4) “Tournament season” – Spring/summer through end of August where teams will go to tournaments selected by the coaches. Typically one per month. Teams typically take time to “decompress” after each of the above phases. Although your child will be committed to his/her club team year-round, he/she will be actually training/playing for about 40 weeks of the year.

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