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> Conditioning for Soccer
To run better conditioning programs for soccer, you must first understand the metabolic (conditioning) demands of the sport, and how different types of conditioning will affect the three energy systems, and therefore, the individual player’s conditioning level. more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> Using JumpStretch Bands for Conditioning
During the off-season and pre-season, the use of strong rubber bands (like the Flex Band® from jumpstretch.com) as an alternate form of conditioning can be a great supplement to your program. Bands are usually very durable, and cheap enough to buy 7 or 8 for your team. You need at least 1 band per every 2 players to get the right type of work to rest intervals in this conditioning program.more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> Warm Ups for Soccer
Warming up, although important seems to be one of the most overlooked and underappreciated parts of soccer practices and games. If you are spending 15-20 minutes on a warm up and practicing or playing 3-4 times per week, that amounts to 1 hour per week of training time. This is a significant amount of time! You can choose to maximize this time and better prepare your athletes, or you can choose to waste an hour of training time per week (4 hours per month and 12-16 hours per season!). This article will build an understanding of what a warm up can do. more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> Players Expectations of Factors that Contribute to On-Field Success
As a coach, sometimes it’s nice to get inside the players heads and see what it is that they feel gives them success on the field. From this information we can decide whether or not we need to educate them on the importance of a particular soccer modality, or if we need to encourage more drills to help them develop a particular area more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> In Season Resistance Training
The obvious goal of any coach is to have their team performing at the peak of their potential at the end of the season. But, as you know, this is easier said than done. No coach can deny that the physical part of soccer (speed, strength, stamina, power, etc) is critical for success. This, combined with a solid technical and tactical background, plus experience playing in pressure packed situations can elevate the player’s potential to reach their peak. more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> Improving Strength During Season
There seems to be somewhat of a controversy on whether or not a coach should try and improve the strength of his or her athletes during the season. In this quick article we will mention some of the strategies that teams are implementing and the factors that will determine the success of each of those strategies.more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> Header Training Made Simple
In this quick article we will breakdown the training program to develop the simple movement patterns, the strength and power to get off the ground, and the coordination and awareness to be more successful once you get into the air. more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> Ankle Sprains: Early Intervention Strategies & Full Recovery Considerations
This article is intended to briefly cover the more common of ankle sprains, an inversion sprain. This occurs when the foot rolls onto the lateral aspect of the foot and ankle (big toe up, pinky toe down). The importance of responding quickly and correctly to ankle sprains can not be over emphasized for a speedy recovery to full competition abilities. more...
Mark Buckingham MS,PT
Owner
Performance Rehab
> Plyometrics at Practice
Plyometric drills are often misused and misunderstood by today’s athletes. I get the feeling from most of my players seem to be under the impression that exercises that do not “fatigue” or “exhaust” you, are not very beneficial. They seem to think that if their legs are not weak and wobbly as they get into their cars to leave practice, they’re not working hard enough. And, although there is a time and place for exhaustive exercise and conditioning protocols, plyometric training does not work that way. more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> The Theory Behind Ball Agility
When working with young soccer players, the key to progressive development on the field is to keep challenging their skill, their speed, their strength, and their stamina. If you let up in any of these areas, development in that area will be stunted. Sometimes we don’t realize how a lack of development in one area might affect the development of another.more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
> Change of Direction Technique (Injury Prevention as well as Performance Enhancement)
Over the past few years much research has been done on how to reduce the risk of injury in cutting and landing phases of athletic movement. Most researchers agree that the following have a significant effect on the occurrence of lower extremity (ankle and knee) injuries in soccer players. more...
Scott Moody
Founder and CEO
Director of Athletic Performance
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