February 23, 2012

OUR GAME – KEEPING SCORE…of WHAT?

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Today’s post is by SoccerFIT partner Tristan Tillette. Tillette serves as Director of Performance at Elite Sports in Birmingham, AL and On-Line Training Director of AthleteFIT.com
This is the final post of the OUR GAME series – discussing the physical, technical, and psychological development of our youth as it pertains to the [...]

Homework: Week 2 Fall (In-Season)

This week’s homework is something you should consider on an off-day or non-tournament weekend. We are looking to do several things during the fall season.

Improve upon summer fitness (maintain/build aerobic capacity)
Improve speed and ability to repeat near max levels in a fatigued state
Improve recovery heart rate (which will allow you to repeat burst [...]

Homework Fitness: Summer Week 7

This weeks homework is the next progression from last weeks workouts.
DAY 1:
30 minutes of Walk, Jog, Run: Total Workout time = 30 minutes
We started off our summer with a very similar workout as last week, but this week we are going to change it to a continuous 20 second walk, 20 second jog, 20 second [...]

Homework Fitness: Summer Week 6

This weeks homework is the next progression from last weeks workouts.
DAY 1:
3 minutes on 1 minutes off x 8: Total Workout time = 30 minutes
Like last week, we are going to perform this change of pace interval as a 20 second walk, 20 second jog, 20 second run, but cut down the sets from 6 [...]

Homework Fitness: Summer Week 5

This weeks homework is the next progression from last weeks workouts.
DAY 1:
6 minutes on 2 minutes off x 4: Total Workout time = 30 minutes
We started off our summer with a very similar workout (6on:2off x 4 for max distance), but this week we are going to change it to a 20 second walk, 20 [...]

Homework Fitness: Summer Week 4

This weeks homework is the next progression from last weeks workouts.
DAY 1:
90 seconds on 30 seconds off x 15: Total Workout time = 30 minutes

Performed on a track or treadmill with an intent to cover as much distance as possible. We run these workouts on a Woodway Curve treadmill or on a Cybex [...]

Homework Fitness: Summer Week 3

This week we continue to progress the fitness work to shorter intervals run at a faster pace.
DAY 1:
6 Minute Mid-Distance Interval Ladder:

1 minute on 1 minute off x 3 = (6 minutes)

90 seconds on 90 seconds off x 2 = (6 minutes)

2 minutes on 1 minute off x 2 = (6 minutes)

90 seconds on 90 [...]

World Cup Thoughts…

Today’s post is from Jackie Thomas, Director of Operations at The Soccer F.I.T. Academy. Picks and prejudices aside, her advice to young players at the end of the post is awesome. Enjoy the games and have a great weekend.
The world’s greatest sporting event is back; the World Cup starts today! As a soccer fan, this [...]

Homework Fitness: Summer Week 2

This weeks homework is the next progression from last weeks workouts. Last week we started our summer off with a 6 minute on 2 minute off x 4 (30 minute) workout where we were looking to hit over 3 miles. This week will will progress, by cutting the work and rest time in half and [...]

Homework Fitness: Summer Week 1

Many of you are asking what you can be doing for extra fitness as you can’t make it into our facility more than 2x per week. This week we are going to keep it basic with more aerobic work since we are going through State Cup preparation and Speed Testing during Soccer F.I.T. Training sessions. [...]