TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE 2

CHAPTER 1: FITNESS REQUIREMENTS OF SOCCER 4

CHAPTER 2: FLEXIBILITY TRAINING 26

CHAPTER 3: TRAINING TO DEVELOP STATIC AND DYNAMIC

BALANCE 40

CHAPTER 4: INTEGRATING TECHNICAL WORK WITH

SPEED TRAINING 52

CHAPTER 5: INCORPORATING SOCCER TECHNIQUE INTO

AGILITY TRAINING 74

CHAPTER 6: DEVELOPING WHOLE-BODY STRENGTH 98

CHAPTER 7: TRAINING FOR EXPLOSIVE POWER 123

CHAPTER 8: USING BALL-ORIENTED EXERCISES TO DEVEELOP

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC ENDURANCE 149

CHAPTER 9: DESIGNING A PROGRESSIVE AND EFFECTIVE TRAINING

PROGRAM 174