SoccerFIT Academy - Functionally Integrated Training
Functionally Integrated Training for Soccer
As you know, our PowerFIT/Speed/FIT program is a seasonal progression that challenges the athlete to improve each week as we build off a foundation of basic movement into explosive speed/agility and fitness:
From a conditioning standpoint we are using the Cybex Arc Trainers in the first two phases (months) and then our focus shifts to the [...]
In this post we are comparing the weighted jump squat to unweighted jump squats (counter movement jump), and commenting on which weighted version might be more similar in pattern to the unweighted jumps. When working with younger athletes in a developmental stage, we need to continue to focus on the movement of the exercise and [...]
This summer we are offering 2 unique programs at the Soccer FIT Academy to provide the best support system available for players looking to take their game to the next level:
Game Speed Training
Soccer FITness and Strength
Soccer FITness and Strength:
In this post we are discussing the Soccer FITness and Strength Program. Over the [...]
I got caught up in a conversation on Twitter with a coach who’s philosophy I truly respect. Here was his original Tweet.
“Why persist in prescribing generic team training programs when we know that each individual is different and unique? Convenient is not right.”
And while this is absolutely true for the personal trainer, it [...]
This season we will be highlighting our U12-U14 Advanced Groups in this blog series. Here is an overview of our program for this group:
SEASONAL GOAL:
The goal of the spring 2011 soccer season in the advanced U12-U14 age group is to…
…Elevate the speed, reactive quickness and fitness in specific situational environments.
These aspects are strongly affected by [...]
Today we are looking back over the fall 2010 season to review the results of our strength program. The fall is an in-season period, where we were not specifically focused on improving strength, but rather maintaining the strength that we had developed over the course of the summer, and hopefully becoming [...]
Sorry for the delay in the weekly recap posts, I had a few deadlines I needed to hit for a new site we are launching by the end of the year (very cool stuff that I will be posting in the near future!).
During the fall season we really are just looking to keep our players [...]
Question: How do you cycle their program throughout the year? Most of the girls around here are playing almost year round. Can you give me some insight as to your periodization model?
Answer: This is always one of the toughest questions to answer because there are so many variables to consider. For instance, is the player [...]
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, [...]
Many of our players talk about wanting to improve their speed and/or strength. Most of them think about running form (track workouts) and upper body strength (bench press workouts), but as you watch this short clip, in many situations these types of speed and strength don’t really come into play. Instead, core strength and the [...]
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