Position Statement
Training Session Duration

Ian Bradley - ISA Director of Coaching & Chris Adrian - ISA Associate Director of Coaching

The most effective training sessions are those that replicate the length of the game. By replicating game level intensity during a practice session players will be able to perform at a higher level during a game situation.

If your practice session is much longer then the time period of a game the level of intensity drops and this becomes apparent in your game day performance.

Under 10 age group players are also psychologically unable to maintain focus for extended periods. Therefore, for training sessions to be effective, the psychological characteristics of players must be taken into consideration.

ISA recommended training session duration:

U06 45 minutes

U08 45 minutes - 60 minutes

U10 60 minutes

U12 75 minutes

U14 90 minutes

U16 90 minutes

U18 90 minutes - 105 minutes