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I don't want to start any sort of debate on how many hrs is too many (or too few for that matter).
I'd just like to understand whether/how increases in hours should be introduced in order to reduce the risk of injury? I'm most interested in what the coaches think, but obviously some of the parents will have useful info from what happened with their DDs too.
Eg: with a 6-7 y/o beginner who is doing say 4-6 hrs pw, if the goal is to increase training to say 12-15 hrs pw, I'm assuming that would generally be done gradually over a few months?? Do they normally increase number of days first then number of hours or vice versa?? ("Why" would be useful too LOL).
I'd just like to understand whether/how increases in hours should be introduced in order to reduce the risk of injury? I'm most interested in what the coaches think, but obviously some of the parents will have useful info from what happened with their DDs too.
Eg: with a 6-7 y/o beginner who is doing say 4-6 hrs pw, if the goal is to increase training to say 12-15 hrs pw, I'm assuming that would generally be done gradually over a few months?? Do they normally increase number of days first then number of hours or vice versa?? ("Why" would be useful too LOL).