May 19, 2012

Pre-Season Week 3:

Two weeks until our spring programs officially start…
This week will be geared towards increasing soccer specific fitness, mastering the warm up that we will be using during the season and fine tuning the strength/power/speed based movements that will put the finishing touches on all the off-season work. This is the time of year when [...]

Creating a More Athletic Player…Part 1

growth chart

Part 1:  Reduce the Risk of Injury / Enhance Warm Ups / Improve Function:
If the number one goal of our curriculum is to reduce the risk of injury, then we first need to set down a solid foundation in these key areas:

Flexibility (or the movement about the joint, muscle or connective tissue)
Mobility (the movement [...]