SoccerFIT Academy - Functionally Integrated Training
Functionally Integrated Training for Soccer
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 Rasenreich.com 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 “free play” [...]
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 [...]
What is Soccer Speed?
I seem to get questions regarding teaching running (sprinting) mechanics (form) to young soccer players every week. Parents and coaches are continuously asking me to work with an athletes sprint form, and they bring up Ronaldo as being a player they would like to emulate. They mention his form and technique, his [...]
Over the past few weeks we have been running our Summer 2011 Game Speed Camps at the SoccerFIT Academy. This 4 day camp aligns itself with our philosophy of “bridging the gap” between physical preparedness and the speed of skill execution on the field. Below you see the model for this developmental process as we [...]
This spring we have quite a few athletes that are brand new to the SoccerFIT program. Unlike years past, this insurgence of young players between the ages of 11-13, did not come to us in an attempt to take their game to the next level; this group, it seems, was just trying to get into [...]
Two of the most discussed aspects associated with injury risk reduction during the season are: 1) lower limb symmetry and 2) force absorption qualities. We used a Hop and Stop test of bilateral force production / force absorption, and the results showed a tremendous gain in symmetry in both the hopping and leaping exercises. We [...]
The following is an excerpt from our Spring 2011 Training Manual that will be available to all members in weeks to come…
Remember, we are trying to develop better soccer players, not simply get them lifting more weight or running faster 40 times. Each of the drills in this section needs to be tied into soccer [...]
In our intermediate groups, or training groups that are slightly digressed from the advanced training program, our goals are slightly different. For example, instead of focusing on explosive power we will be focusing on confident positioning for power and rhythmic powerful movements in our off-field training program.
Here is a brief outline of the training goals [...]
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