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A friend of mine has a 6 year old boy, who has just joined a Premier League clubs pre-academy group. After speaking to some of the parents, he has found out that some of the boys there (6 and 7 year olds) play 3-4 matches at the weekend and train everyday, sometimes twice.

I think that is too much and have advised against following suit, but was wondering if anyone here thinks their body now suffers from playing too much football at a young age? Or maybe not and you are fine?

Edit: I'm not looking for pro footballers opinions, anyone at any level.

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[–] Warrior4Tony@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve played for part of the year for about 25 years and running w my current old man league. Im 34 now and I’m just fatter and slower but I’m really lucky to not have any joint problems