May 19, 2012

Developing the 3 Types of Soccer Speed

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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 [...]

eBooks and Training Programs Now Available!

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For the last few months the SoccerFIT Academy has been working on putting our training manuals and programs up in an online educational format. We started with our educational blog site and now we will begin to offer downloads of our programs in the form of eBooks. These resources are educational in nature, providing more [...]

Staff Thoughts: Playing Under Pressure

Missy SFA

This weeks staff post is from Missy Geha, SoccerFIT Academy trainer. Her post today reflects her thoughts on a recent article from goal.com.
Most young soccer players react in the same way as the professionals do in tight games. One would think after playing for so many years that keeping composure and staying focused would come [...]

Fall Weekly Recap: Week 5

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Okay, this week will finally start to show some of the video from the on-field training sessions. I do want to throw out a disclaimer right from the start though… This is a very new progression for us this fall. We are asking the players to focus on many different aspects at the same time: [...]

Creating a More Athletic Soccer Player…Part 7

Part 7:  Introducing Situational Application / Applying Speed-Skill with a Purpose:
At this point you should be starting to see the developmental progression begin to take shape. We have a balanced foundation of:

Flexibility/Mobility/Stability
Rhythmic Movement Patterns
Technical Ball Work
Technical Movement

These foundational four components will make up our warm ups and technical practice days. This is where we continue [...]