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Functionally Integrated Training for Soccer
Our Research Review Article for today comes from the January 2011 issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (Rubley, et. al., 2011). This study assessed an intervention of low-level plyometric training on vertical jump and kicking performance in two groups of thirteen-year-old female soccer players.
“High intensity plyometric training is often used by strength [...]
Today’s post is from SoccerFIT Academy Intern Jenna Brantley. Jenna is a student at Baker University and will be writing a weekly blog for SoccerFIT outlining her observations, and how she has been able to draw from her education to help our athletes better understand the importance of each aspect of our program. Today’s post [...]
A recent study on 20 college players from the Haverford College’s Athletic Department was performed by the University of Pennsylvania’s Human Performance Laboratory (Authors Clark, K., Stearne, D., Walts, C., and Miller, A. – Published in the December 2010 – Vol. 24 No. 12 Issue of the [...]
Today I am highlighting the jumping tests we used monitor lower body power improvements over the course of the fall 2010 training season. We measure two types of jumps in our program: Standing Long Jumps (Broad Jump) and Vertical Jump. These two tests can sometimes tell us quite a bit about the players ability. One [...]
We are now getting into the phase 2 portion of our plyometric program and I thought I would take a second to put up a short video that explain why we incorporate this phase. This phase bridges the gap between our jumping and landing program (Phase 1) and our stretch shortening cycle phase (Phase 3). [...]
I recently received this question from a parent…
Question: What type of a speed and strength program would you suggest for a u12 girl soon to be 13 to regain her speed and quickness after a large growth rate. My daughter at a early age was generally faster then anyone her age but [...]
Here is a short video that shows how we incorporate our 4-Phase, 200+ Exercise, Plyometric Progression into our training program. If you do not see the video click over to our blog at www.soccerfitacademy.com
For more information, or to recieve a downloadable version of our plyo curriculum contact me at scott@athletefit.com
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