Total Soccer Conditioning Vol. 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE 2 CHAPTER 1: FITNESS REQUIREMENTS OF SOCCER 4 CHAPTER 2: FLEXIBILITY TRAINING 26 CHAPTER 3: TRAINING T ...

PREFACE Soccer is a high-intensity, multi-dimensional sport that is physically, mentally and technically demanding. In addition ...

Chapter 6 outlines the most effective callisthenic exercises to build whole body strength and Chapter 7 addresses how plyometric ...

CHAPTER 1: FITNESS REQUIREMENTS OF SOCCER Soccer is arguably the most popular sport in the world with competitions such as the W ...

Of particular concern to the conditioning coach is the duration of each high-intensity action as well as the recovery time betwe ...

FIGURE 1.1 Conditioning Components of Soccer ...

FITNESS REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS The physical requirements of soccer at the youth level are also great and attainin ...

ENERGY SYSTEMS OF THE BODY Soccer involves performing multiple actions at varying intensities over the course of 90 minutes (som ...

TABLE 1.1 Key Characteristics of the Body’s Metabolic Systems responsible for Energy Production Metabolic System Relative Rate o ...

FITNESS ASSESSMENT OF SOCCER PLAYERS The aim of a conditioning program is to develop and enhance the various components of fitne ...

TESTS TO ASSESS COMPONENTS OF SOCCER CONDITIONING Assessing Balance Single Leg Squat: The single leg squat is an excellent way t ...

Assessing Flexibility Sit and Reach Test: The sit and reach test is a simple test that assesses the combined flexibility of the ...

Overhead Squat: The overhead squat is one of the most comprehensive tests to assess whole body flexibility and can be used to de ...

Assessing Speed 40 yard sprint: Speed is a key component of soccer conditioning and the 40 yard sprint is one of the simplest me ...

10-yard sprint: The time taken to complete the first 10 yards of the 40-yard sprint can used as an indicator of linear accelerat ...

Assessing Agility T- Test : There are several tests that can be used to assess agility. For coaches with limited resources and t ...

Assessing Strength Endurance The Push-up (Standard and partial methods): The Push-up is an excellent exercise to develop upper- ...

Body weight Squat: The squat is a fundamental exercise for developing lower body and core strength, and by assessing the number ...

Assessing Power Vertical Jump: Explosive power is essential for effectively performing many soccer-related actions such as jumpi ...