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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This week we really made some great strides outside on the field. We started to see the players understand the movement pattern progression as confusion turned into coordination. And although it started looking better, I’m still not ready to show it to the world yet! We will put video up at a later date.
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I just got back from a strength and conditioning conference in Orlando where I ran into quite a few friends and coaches from all over the world. We got to share ideas, drills and programming strategies and it truly was a very motivating week. I talked to former players about what they felt had best [...]
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 [...]
This weeks homework is the next progression from last weeks workouts.
DAY 1:
90 seconds on 30 seconds off x 15: Total Workout time = 30 minutes
Performed on a track or treadmill with an intent to cover as much distance as possible. We run these workouts on a Woodway Curve treadmill or on a Cybex [...]
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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