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Final Stages of ACL Return to Sport
Last week I put up a post that documents our ACL Return to Sport program and over the last few days I have received emails asking to see some of these activities in action. I videoed a few of the drills from our session last night with 2 girls who are in the final stages of our ACL Rehab Program … Read More >
ACL Series: From Reducing the Risk to Return to Confidence
As spring approaches, and the high school female soccer players return to the field. We though it might be good to review some of the literature regarding ACL injuries and how our program has integrated training progressions that attempt to reduce the risk of this devastating injury. Over the last … Read More >
RESEARCH: Odd Shapped Balls – Reactive Skill Development?
Last week at the NSCAA National Conference, I picked up a few balls from Rasenreich.com to start a study on reactive dribbling and quick feet that we plan to start in the Spring of 2012. Last night I began our process, by letting some of our athletes play with the balls in a "free play" environment. … Read More >
Weekly Recap: Winter 11-12 Holiday Break
This week, as most of our kids are out of school and coming in during the morning hours, we decided to let them create a workout that benefited their unique talents and needs. It was eye opening... I posted on the dry erase board a 5 day schedule (Monday thru Friday or Day 1 thru Day 5 depending … Read More >
Early Specialization in Youth Soccer – A “Catch 22″
As a fitness professional, youth club staff member, and soccer dad, I hear ALL sides of the discussions about "early specialization in youth sports across the U.S." While this trend affects many youth sports, this dilemma as it pertains to the American soccer landscape is the most interesting in my … Read More >
A Competetive, College Winter Break Workout
This week at the SoccerFIT Academy, our college kids came back to kick off their off-season workouts with us. And, in what has become very typical, we spent quite a bit of time reminiscing, evaluating and discussing new ideas and workout philosophies that they have been exposed to while they were … Read More >
Weekly Recap: Winter 11-12 Week 4
As you know, our PowerFIT/Speed/FIT program is a seasonal progression that challenges the athlete to improve each week as we build off a foundation of basic movement into explosive speed/agility and fitness: From a conditioning standpoint we are using the Cybex Arc Trainers in the first two … Read More >
Product Review: SmartJump Vertical Analysis System
Last week we put up a 5 part series on how we test and assess our athletes vertical jump. You can get a closer look at this series by clicking on the links below... Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Testing Max Verticals with the SmartJump System from Fusion Sport. In this post you can see how the … Read More >
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