Overtraining?

[chrisswiss1]

Morning all,

Wanted some views on number of hours training per week for a (just) 10 year old?

Currently doing 8 hrs a week?

He's enjoying it but sometimes concentration isn't there…!

Views?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

8 hours is not a lot compared to some kids doing 3 to 4 times that amount easily

Why is his concentration not there?
You are very vague and didn't paint a picture
Too many questions for me to guess or want to ask

 

[Mr. RicharD]

how many hours does he spend on school? Also what are his goals? Does he want to compete and catch up because a 10 year old training 8 hours a week is severely behind his age group. Most 10 year olds here in the U.S. that are in competition train a minimum of 20 hours a week and many that often are the most successful train 25+ on the side of school.

 

[Amayzde]

As long as he enjoys it you cant overtrain him

 

[mahomedy13]

i play around for more than 7 hours a week(not training).training requires way more than 10 hours.i recommend a minimum of 20 hours.

 

[Anders]

Morning all,

Wanted some views on number of hours training per week for a (just) 10 year old?

Currently doing 8 hrs a week?

He's enjoying it but sometimes concentration isn't there…!

Views?

First of all, IMO, there is no such thing as overtraining.. The result of what people often call overtraining is the result of not resting enough, eating right and not having fun outside of the TT. Being good in TT is not just about how you do at the arena, it's also all the things around, the whole life must be good. But this is a 10 year old we are talking about! Keep in mind that kids easily gets bored and loses their focus on things, so the key to maintain a high number of practise hours is variation in drills/activites and such. If he plays TT 10 hours a week only FH Loops, then it gets boring. Try make the practise more fun, more variation, more free play and more focus on the fun aspect of sports at such a young age. A 10 year old is still learning the game. At least that's what iv'e learned by courses and talking to other coaches

 

[Mr. RicharD]

Studies have shown that focusing in just one sport or activity is detrimental to growth. By providing multiple activities and sports for the child to learn from they are able to take bits and pieces to help their mental and physical growth in each sport. I would recommend that table tennis not be the only sport that your child learns. Even on the Chinese side badminton and football are common games for the kids to play in their free time to help with their coordination and athletic growth.

Focus in one area has shown that kids are more prone to knee injuries and also long term are more likely to gain weight. Allowing kids to play multiple sports specifically focusing on core strength and balance can help kids develop more muscles and thus help grow in multiple areas.

 

[tabletennisuk]

10 hours per week will see him improve quickly, he's only 10 after all. Will he be world champion from 10 hours per week? No. Hours spent training should be decided upon when he decides what level he wants to achieve. But I echo what has been said previously, children need variation, and a huge amount of it! As soon as boredom sets in, you've lost them.


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[Rajah*]

Discipline.. speak for itself

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[rofllevel]

yeah.. discipline