Posts Tagged “Speed Training”
Feb
03
2010
World Sport 48 Inch Speed Training ParachutePosted by: Mr.Football in Football Training
Nov
28
2009
Mistakes For Soccer Speed TrainingPosted 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 … Tags: Acceleration, Athlete, Foot Quickness, Guest Coach, Jump Rope, Med Ball, Medicine Ball, Medicine Balls, Obstacle Courses, Progressions, Soccer Camp, Soccer Players, Soccer Speed, Speed 3, Speed Training, Sprint, Staple, Strength And Conditioning, Strength And Conditioning Coach, Strength Training
Oct
14
2009
World Sport 40 Inch Speed Training ParachutePosted by: Mr.Football in Football Training
Oct
10
2009
World Sport 56 Inch Speed Training ParachutePosted by: Mr.Football in Football Training
Oct
06
2009
World Sport 15 Foot Flat Rung Agility LadderPosted by: Mr.Football in Football Training
Sep
04
2009
Football Speed Training - AccelerationPosted by: Mr.Football in Football Sites and The Best ArticlesCoaches are recognizing offensive and defensive lineman need quick acceleration to explode on the LOS. Running backs need to accelerate to hit the holes and receivers to get that step on the defensive backs. Being fast is good, but colleges want more. They are looking for athletes with the most explosive acceleration from the starting position. This article will focus only on the acceleration aspects of speed training for football. Successful speed training for football must include exercises that will focus on the fast twitch muscles. This muscle group determines your speed and reaction time. Most football speed training programs overlook this facet of training; instead they are focused on strength and power. Fast Twitch Muscles Fast twitch muscles are the muscle fibers responsible for speed and quickness and should be trained separately from the muscles you train for strength and power. An example of fast twitch muscles is the thigh flexor muscles. Frequently this muscle group is ov … Tags: Colleges, Defensive Backs, Defensive Lineman, Explosive Acceleration, Facet, Fast Twitch Muscles, Football Coaches, Football Training, Holes, Muscle Fibers, Muscle Group, Reaction Time, Receivers, Running Backs, Speed And Quickness, Speed Training, Training Exercises
Jul
22
2009
World Sport 30 Foot Flat Rung Agility LadderPosted by: Mr.Football in Football Training
Jun
08
2009
Power, Agility, And Speed Training For FootballPosted by: Mr.Football in Football Training
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