what is the optimal age for athletic development?
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About 18- 19 years old is ideal
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You need to start really young ( 9 or 10 years old ) also you need important and powerful leagues in your country .
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Depending on the age of the kids, it varies. Because they're kids, I would start with a fun shooting drill. Perhaps "Miami" - Set up a shooting line and a rebounding line. Have the shooting line move from layups to the baseline to the wing tho the elbow.\nBall handling - Get a partner, dribble from baseline to baseline and back, pass ball to partner. Go through right, left, safety dribble (with offhand protecting the ball), and depending on age some hesitations and crossovers.\nPassing - Just get across from a partner and do chest and bounce passes.\nWork on defensive slides. Zig Zag pattenrn\nPositional instruction - Big men( layup drills, Mikan, teach them drop steps, power dribbles, pump fakes, going up with the ball, Do one-on-one post up)\nGuards - More shooting, one-on-one,\nOffense - Teach your plays \nHalf-court, run an offense against a defense. Controlled, possibly Make it - take it, or rotate every five possessions.\nAs season progesses, scrimmage more.(Always under control)\nBe Creative, be observant.  Does your team need to improve rebounding? Teach Box-out technique and make a drill. Offer incentives for defense not to allow any offensive boards.(like less conditioning).\nHave fun
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Too early.  Wait until end of July early August.  Wait until training camps are almost ever-will get a better idea on injuries and strengths.
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Kids mature in three domains of growth: cognitive, physical and socio-emotional.\n\nThe cognitive domain includes intellectual and academic skills, such as math, language and science; the physical domain involves factors such as dexterity and being comfortable with one's body as it changes and matures; and the socio-emotional domain is the realm of emotions, psychology and social skills.\n\nTraditional educational environments tend to focus almost exclusively on the cognitive domain, paying less attention to the other two, but it's important that your program take a "whole child" approach, incorporating age-appropriate learning in all three domains. For example, if you are doing a project on dance, don't just study it in books or watch a video—get the kids up and moving. For the socio-emotional domain, try having them talk about how they danced in a way that reinforces positive interaction. \n\nOne of the many reasons we are advocates for inquiry-based learning is that it is better at incorporating the whole child approach.\n\nDifferent age groups reach milestones in each domain at different times. Most physical competencies are achieved in the early ages, and most of the basic "hardwiring" of adult logic and thinking skills begin to appear around age 12. Match your skills components accordingly. One particular challenge for youth workers in underserved communities is that children may be lagging in one or more domains. Observe your children with an open mind and see where their specific needs and strengths lie. Also remember that other factors, such as gender, nutrition and home environment, influence the age at which kids master certain skills.\n\n Although it's important to get a complete picture of each child's strengths, challenges and competencies in each domain, avoid thinking in terms of buzz words and pop psychology. Labels can become self-fulfilling prophecies. Even if kids never hear you say words like "at risk" or "ADD," they'll respond to how you treat them and the expectations you show. \nhttp://www.youthlearn.org/learning/planning/ages.asp
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b/w the ages 10-13 is usually the start. but that vaires by a girls weight, diet, and how active she maybe in athletics.
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not really a genius Baby but more of athletic.\n\nYou can be a gymnast when you're older\n\nor be in a circus with elephants and monkeys to do tricks.
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I have coached a lot of players this age as a professional trainer. The three main ingredients for success are probably talent, drive and luck and if your daughter has all three she has a good shot. Supportive (but not overly aggressive!) parents certainly helps.\n\nSuggestions:\n\nMake sure she plays on a 'high profile' club or select team that enters tournaments where college coaches are likely to attend. Visibility is the key, particularly in those last two HS years.\n\nIf she hasn't already she needs to develop personal training habits so that fitness levels and (equally important) skill and first touch levels are constantly maintained and improved.\n\nMake sure your daughter knows her strengths and as much as possible ensure the coach plays her in positions that emphasis her strengths.\n\nCollege based soccer camps are good shop windows\n\nEncourage your daughter by all means but she needs to be self motivated or this will not happen. If she loves the game and is fortunate enough to have knowledgable, caring coaches she has every chance.\n\nFinal thought - allow her some time to be a youngster and to enjoy life. All work and no play - well you know...\n\nGood luck!
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The general advice is that boys should not begin serious weightlifting until they are at least 16 - 18 years old.  Weightlifting at a young age can cause problems while the body is still growing and in puberty.  Hope this helps!
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i would recommend at most 2 and a half hours a day. and that may be stretching it. and only one and a half hard exercise, meaning, don't got all out for two and a half hours. go hard for one and a half with breaks in between, and use the other hour to relax or work on your game.  \n\nyou don't want to get any injuries because an eleven year old's bones aren't develop well enough to sustain an extended period of time of exercise. if you really want to exercise, i'd recommend 45 minutes of hard running either long distance or sprints, and 45 minutes of games going game speed. the other hour? drills that do not put stress on the knee. do dribbling drills or shooting drills that do not put any stress on the body. \n\nalso, at eleven, no weight lifting should be allowed. push and sit ups are ok. that should be part of the hard exercise.
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Sexual maturity is dependent on physiological things like hormones. Being an athlete has nothing to do with it.
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Depends on age and height.
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At that age there are only a few things you need to know and help them learn.\n1.  have fun, no one cares what the score is.  If your league keeps score in these games, lobby as hard as possible to get rid of that.  US Soccer Coaches Assoc. and US Soccer Federation official rules for that age is to not keep score.\n2.  Games should be no more then 4 players. That way everyone touches the ball and gets involved.  If you have 10 players on your team, split into two groups of 5 and have 2 games going at the same time.\n3.  No hands.  Simple as that.  Remind the kids when they mess up, they will understand and remember sooner than you think.\n4.  "There's our goal, try to get the ball in it.  That's their goal, try to stop them from getting the ball in there"  That's all the instruction they need for the game.\n5.  No structured practice.  The game teaches.  Practices should be 30 minutes of free play.  Set up multiple goals with cones, toss out 2 or 3 balls and let teams of 2 see how many they can get.  No drills - ever.  Drills teach ball skills and tactics. 5-6 year olds will not remember skills and tactics, but they will remember having fun.\n6.  Everyone plays everywhere.  Specialization is close to 10 years away.\nGood luck
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The perfect age is 39. You are still young and able to do anything. You are smarter and more mature. You have experience. It's a good time.
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Ultimately you, your coach, and your parents/guardians should make this decision.\n\nThat said, one mistake I've seen often made by talented young athletes is "playing up".  Whether it was a 10 year old playing on an under-12 soccer team or a high school ball player jumping to the NBA, the results on the whole aren't good for the athlete.  The young player's playing time is cut dramatically, they're also behind in terms of overall skill, so they're playing catch up to a degree, plus the aspects of socializing with people more mature than yourself is another gap to bridge.\n\nAlso, team environment/chemistry can play an immense role in how you perform.  My two worse experiences with basketball came with two teams where one had zero tolerance for mistakes, and the other placed a premium on winning at all costs while having no camaraderie.  It was no surprise, now reflecting back that for the first time in my life, I disliked playing ball, and struggled with my overall play.\n\nMy advice is to stick with your team, grow with them.  Varsity will be there later, and you'll probably be better prepared for it when it's time.  Good luck.
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You have to be more specific. Where are you from? How old is your son?\n\nI know that the Dutch clubs, Feyenoord and Ajax take in youths aged around 9 and house them, school them and train them up.\n\nE-mail me with some details and I may assist.
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An excellent player (Rooney, Ronaldo, Ronaldhino, etc.) will probably start playing top level football at the age of 18/19.  His career, barring major injury, should last until the age of 33/34 although in some cases 35/36.\n\nA good player (usually the rest) will probably break into top level football at the age of 22/23 and should play, on average, for about 7-8 years.\n\nA good goalkeeper can play well into the late 30s, even 40s (Dino Zoff, Oliver Khan, Peter Shilton, etc.) as the physical demands on their bodies is less than an outfield player.