Mistakes For Soccer Speed Training
Posted by: Mr.Football in Football Sites and The Best ArticlesTraining looks more like a circus now a days. Here are the biggest mistakes for soccer speed training 1. Lack of strength training To improve sprinting speed, particularly acceleration, soccer players of all ages should engage in strength training. Younger athletes can benefit greatly from using medicine ball throws. In fact, med ball throws are a staple of all my athlete’s training programs. As players age, more traditional means of strength become more important. In fact, as a guest coach at a local soccer camp in 2007, out of 132 high school female players, only 3 did any strength training, and 1 did it consistently throughout the year. 2. Being too cute with drills. Stick to the basics. Sprint to get faster. Jump rope for foot quickness. Throw medicine balls for explosiveness. Forget the marathon obstacle courses that encourage athletes to run much slower than game effort speed. 3. Lack of progressions As a speed, strength and conditioning coach, it’s my job to understand how a tr …
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