Good posting Kai. The thing to remember is that children are not little adults but are Developing their heart and lungs as well as having disproportionate growth in their limbs. Hard training can do permanent damage.
Sometimes training them too intensely in practice results in them being over trained and tired during games.
I like to keep the practice flowing and use a variety of games with modified rules to improve aerobic endurance and use transition games wtih the appropriate work/rest ratios for their anaerobic training.
Great information Kai ! Thanks for the post. You also seem to have allot of knowledge in this area.
I agree with you and Tom ( Dean also) Over working players has a negative affect on their ability to learn and function properly when their energy systems have been depleted.
Am I correct in saying that if continued , over working , poor work to rest ratio , will affect their muscle memory ?
Anyone have a brief comment on muscle memory and how it affects young players ability's to learn ?
Thanks
RK