SoccerFIT Academy - Functionally Integrated Training
Functionally Integrated Training for Soccer
As we begin winding down our spring program and getting ready for the summer sessions, we have run our players through a battery of drills that we refer to as our Game Speed Test. These 15 tests have proven to give us a clear player profile as we begin to ramp up our training for [...]
1 Corinthians 1:10 – “…be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.”
I love this phrase when talking about a team, a family, a staff, etc. I am in the middle of writing an overview of our program that will hopefully capture, once and for all, a structure or manual for how we work with [...]
As we continue to develop an understanding of the Game Speed Assessment System we wanted to take some time to address our Levels and Specific Skills Breakdown Section (shown on the right).
First off, we use the scoring system described in the previous email to break down each specific test. The player is [...]
After you have taken the test and entered your scores on the data entry sheets for (please enter scores on either the male data entry sheet or female data entry sheet by clicking on these links). You will be taken to our results page which display’s your scores in a comparative radar graph on top [...]
Over the last decade we have trained over 6000 athletes. And in that time we have seen players take their speed, strength and power to levels that we never thought possible. But occasionally, this just wasn’t enough to win them a starting role. We quickly realized that enhancing a player’s 40yd dash time was not [...]
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 [...]
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 few days I have put [...]
Last week at the NSCAA National Conference, I picked up a few balls from Corpus Training LLC 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 away at school. We [...]
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