Soccer Conditioning : 3 Action Ideas To Basic Training
Posted in Fly Fishing Gear on the March 26, 2010
Let it be known that a Soccer conditioning program is the very basis on which the success of any team depends. It is because of soccer exercises which build strength, agility, and endurance that players manage to stay in shape and thus dream to become match winners for their team.
Still, your team or you may face situations where there is paucity of time to train ahead of a tournament. This does not suggest you to cut back on your conditioning exercises. You would not want to see your players down with injuries either previous to the match or in the match.
A well planned soccer fitness training course has the capacity to fully train the players even in less that 3 days time. All that is required is sincerity, good plan, and execution. Here are some tips that work fine with short but efficient training programs.
Warming up: Tell the players to kick off with any of these; a five minute jog, heel flicks, high knees, or jumping. Take adequate rest for a few seconds in between. This should be followed by some stretching of muscles for about 5 minutes to tone them up. Make it a point that these soccer workouts comprise of all the key muscle groups.
Running: Some coaches make their players do continuous rounds of running. While that is not bad, I recommend that you make the players do soccer-specific running. It implies that they do running, jogging, walking, and sprinting in no set order for about half an hour.
Running like this at different levels helps the players build stamina and exercise control over their body. And they do not feel exhausted since a walk after a sprint evens things out.
Just let the individual players decide on what they wish to do and when. If they enjoy doing sprints more than jogging, that is OK. As the stamina of the kids increases, you can increase the duration of the soccer conditioning program slightly.
Stretching: Persuade the players to do stretching exercises both after the training session as well as a match. Focus on the entire body but give special attention to hamstrings, groins, quads, calves and lower back. Ensure that the stretching postures are longer than the warm-up sessions. In general, 20 to 30 seconds is recommended.
Make the players rest a day before the match. This will give the muscles time to recuperate and also overrule the possibility of an injury before the big day. Also, use this time to discuss your plan with the team and encouraging them.
Share some lighter moments as well so that they get into a great mental shape in addition to the physical one.
Have faith in me! Once these techniques are applied, your players shall start playing dramatically well. In order to know more about soccer conditioning, subscribe to our youth soccer coaching community that will give you access to great soccer resources.
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Andre Botelho is the author of “The Expert Youth Soccer Coaching Guide” and he’s a recognized expert in the subject of youth soccer coaching. Learn how to explode your players’ skills and make training fun in less than 29 days! Download your free pdf guide at: Youth Soccer Training