SoccerFIT Academy - Functionally Integrated Training
Functionally Integrated Training for Soccer
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 [...]
Yesterday we hit on the off-field training outline for the spring season. Today we will create an outline for what we are going to do on the field…
ON-FIELD TRAINING: F.I.T. (Functionally Integrated Training)
When we take our programs out on the field we need to stick to the original goal of the program – “To [...]
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 [...]
Here is a quick recap of some of the more popular posts from the last year:
Training to Reduce ‘Awkwardness’ During Growth Spurts – This was a question that I was asked earlier in the year regarding what we might suggest for a “u12 girl soon to be 13 to regain her speed and quickness [...]
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 [...]
I was recently forwarded a soccer conditioning research article from a member of a soccer forum that I sometimes post on, and I wanted to give a brief review of the study…
SUITABILITY OF SOCCER TRAINING DRILLS FOR ENDURANCE TRAINING’
THOMAS LITTLE 1 AND ALUN G. WILLIAMS 2
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2006, 20(2), 316–319
This study [...]
This week has made me realize how truly blessed we are to have this environment from which to train! Over the last 10 years the first few weeks of a new season are usually about teaching some of the basics, orienting new athletes to our system and really just starting over. This year is different….
Of [...]
Still not quite understanding what the F.I.T. Philosophy is all about? It’s simple really, we start off training simple movements and patterns (motor abilities), and then we create a training environment to peak athleticism, which we define as the ability to use a variety of simple movements and patterns to efficiently perform a wide range [...]
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 [...]
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