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Functionally Integrated Training for Soccer
This weeks staff post is from Missy Geha, SoccerFIT Academy trainer. Her post today reflects her thoughts on a recent article from goal.com.
Most young soccer players react in the same way as the professionals do in tight games. One would think after playing for so many years that keeping composure and staying focused would come [...]
Today, in the blog series of the top 10 programs on the Cybex Arc Trainer, we will be looking at our #8 program: Circuit Training. As we discussed in the #9 program (Heart Rate Recovery), high intensity interval training bouts of 30-60 seconds on, followed by 30-60 seconds off seems to be ideal for fat [...]
In our series of the top ten types of training on the Cybex Arc Trainer we have our number 9 program being Improved Heart Rate Recovery. This refers to the ability of the heart to quickly recover during interval training, to a level were it can repeat the next interval at a fairly high intensity.
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I do not boast of my abilities or believe in my own strength… but I hold true that God has placed me in the right situation at the right time. It is up to me to work as hard as I can to be prepared to live up to the expectations placed on me, for [...]
This has perplexed me for years… Athletes often suffer minor injuries throughout the season. Aggressive play can often result in a sprained ankle, pulled muscle or shoulder injury, and upon injuring themselves the players (or parents) often decide to take 2-6 weeks off to let the injury heal. Let me try to understand this… a [...]
There are a few exercises that we teach at the Soccer F.I.T. Academy that really help us develop our soccer specific strength and power, and thus set the stage for explosive speed and agility. However, 2 of these exercises have many variations that can dramatically effect the outcome of the exercise. After posting yesterdays video, [...]
In a former post we discussed an assessment of landing mechanics as they apply to knee tracking and the risk of lower body injury. This Tuck Jump Assessment was one of our most popular posts on this site and has spured much conversation on why we do jump training with our athletes (even if they [...]
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