Total Soccer Conditioning Vol. 1

Cycle C

Training Day 2 of 2

Phase of Season: In-Season

Conditioning Objectives: Anaerobic endurance with a minor emphasis on starting speed and

acceleration

Session Duration: 90 Minutes

COMPONENT

SETS AND

REPETITIONS

TOTAL

DURATION NOTES^

Warm-up

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15 minutes

Balance exercises should be

included at the end of the routine

Conditioning Exercises

i)Dribble and Chase

ii) 2 v 2 small-sided

games

1 set of 6 to 8

repetitions

4 to 5 games (90

seconds per game)

for each team

20 to 25 minutes

For the 2 v 2 SSG, it may be best

to play to 2 small goals at each

goal line. This may encourage the

players to attack more.

Soccer-Specific

Training

For example: Functional

Training, Phase of Play

Training or Conditioned

SSG

--

20 to 30 minutes

--

Small sided or Regular

Game

--

20 to 30 minutes

This can be 4 v 4 up to 11 v 11

(depending on numbers) with

little to no restrictions

Cool Down

--

5 minutes

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