Weekly Load Planning

Families need a weekly load plan.

Not a perfect sports science model. A simple operating rhythm.

Parents should know what the week looks like before adding more.

Weekly Load Categories Track:

Club training sessions

Private training sessions

Games

Strength sessions

Speed sessions

Other sports

Travel hours

School workload

Sleep average Soreness

Mood

Enjoyment

Injuries

Recovery time

Family stress

This gives parents visibility.

Without tracking, everything is guesswork.

The Red-Yellow-Green System Use a simple color system.

Green Week

The player is healthy, sleeping reasonably, enjoying training, recovering well, and managing school.

Normal load is acceptable.

Yellow Week

The player has soreness, stress, heavy schoolwork, low sleep, travel fatigue, or emotional strain.

Adjust load.

This may mean reducing private training, shortening sessions, adding recovery, or communicating with coaches.

Red Week

The player has pain, injury, severe fatigue, emotional distress, burnout signs, major academic stress, or poor sleep for several nights. Do not add load.

Seek appropriate support.

Load Planning Questions Every Sunday or Monday, ask:

What does the soccer week look like?

What does the school week look like?

Where is the recovery?

Are there any pain points?

Is there travel?

Is private training appropriate?

What needs to be reduced?

What is the priority this week?

One simple weekly review can prevent months of overload.

Parent Rule If the week has no recovery, the plan is incomplete.