: How can I teach High School kids that rest is important in progression and resistance training (supercompensation)? How do you explain to your athletes/players that rest is important in simpler English? Some of my guys go

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Maybe not?
I'm not sure that high school athletes need to take a day off of playing basketball. Their recovery is probably amazing, and a game of ball isn't necessarily very taxing.
A day off is definitely necessary if they're getting sluggish or feeling beat up, or if they're actually training — meaning sprints, distance running, lifting weights, or drilling hard. But if they're only doing light drills and scrimmaging, I don't see a reason to mandate a day off unless they specifically need it. Young athletes are very durable.
Deontological policy
Then again, maybe they really should rest. I wouldn't try arguing the point. Just make a soft rule for them. Tell them that even the very best usually reserve Sunday as a day of rest. They can go for a walk and shoot hoops, but no organized games. If they break the rule, they experience the consequences, and will learn from it.