This is one of the final progressions in our Ball Control Series, but it’s really just the beginning of our Soccer Skills Program. The patterns and drills you have been working on over the last few weeks are designed to get you comfortable with the ball, and set the stage for our Passing and Attacking
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This week we started our New Fall GameSPEED program, and I wanted to share a few videos just to help the players understand what it is that we are looking for in some of the drills. First understand that this is a 12 week program, and it is impossible to work every aspect of the
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“Things are hard when you HAVE TO…but become easy if you WANT TO…”
– Alan Stein
What motivates younger players? Not surprisingly it is the same things that motivate all of us when we are placed in an unfamiliar position or situation. In the beginning, it all comes down to three simple things that have total control
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In the past, we have put up several posts on ACL injury, rehab and risk reduction exercises, but I ran across a summary of research articles (Serpell, Scarvell, et al 3160-3176) compiled in the NSCA’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that I wanted to break down for you. The following is a brief breakdown
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When assessing performance of speed and agility in athletes, there might be an interesting new way in which to determine what (and to what extent) an athlete needs to work on during training. A study in the JOSCR (vol. 26, number 9, September 2012, pg 2328) the authors looked at repeated sprint ability and repeated
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Last week I presented our “Game Speed” program at the 2012 NSCA National Conference in Providence, RI. As I talked to other coaches about our program, it became clear to me that many of you were interested in our approach to agility, and especially our outcome based agility or Game Speed. This post is for
Read MoreIn the fall we will be offering 2 unique programs that help to develop Soccer Game Speed. Which program you choose depends entirely upon your own individual strengths and weaknesses which are determined from your Game Speed Test and the Score that you received. If you are a younger player who is weak on the
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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
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When it comes to “technical work,” can we be TOO technical?
Interesting question…and in my opinion the answer is “YES!” I understand that foot angle & toe placement when touching the ball is extremely important. But as coaches, we must ask ourselves “how much technique is TOO much?”
The answer lies in the product & end result
Our goal is to increase your knowledge of sports speed application, while adding to your exercise bank of drills, progressions and exercises. Sports Speed is the culmination of years of technique and training all coming together in a split seconds worth of sensational, on field application. Some say speed is genetic,
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