Almost every soccer player I work with has the same goal: to obtain a university scholarship. Unfortunately, I do not believe that most of these players realize what playing soccer for a university team really involves. Without getting into too much detail, I do feel that I am qualified to speak on this subject because: [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0fzWiWtkjw As promised, here is one great example of a single-leg strength training exercise that works very well for soccer players. It targets the knee and hip extensors (glutes, hamstrings, quads) and also the external rotators of the hip, which play a role in stabilizing the hip and knee while running, cutting, jumping and kicking. [...]
Like many grown men, I am addicted to all things zombie. There's something liberated about the premise of societal collapse that allows the story to wander (accidentally?) through all sorts of "real" life lessons. One recurring theme, which was reiterated by Abraham on this Sunday's Walking Dead episode, is the power of the group versus the [...]
10 Weeks Out: New 10-Week Pre-Season Training Program! February is here, and that means that the start of the 2014 outdoor soccer season is just around the corner. At Soccer Fitness, we know that this means players, coaches and teams will be looking for opportunities to get the required fitness training in before [...]
Winter Power Running Series: Sundays Full, Space Still Available for Tuesdays/Thursdays Just in time for the start of the New Year, the Soccer Fitness Winter 2012 Power Running Series start in January, 2013! Training will take place at the newly renovated Trio Sportsplex, on state-of-the-art, 40m x 20m, 4th Generation Field Turf Fields. [...]
Winter Power Running Series Just in time for the end of the Holiday Season, the Soccer Fitness Winter Power Running Series start in January, 2014! Now entering its 8th year of operation, our Power Running Series provides truly soccer-specific speed, power, agility, endurance and strength training to both individuals and teams. Training will take place [...]
Parents’ Information Session for Soccer Fitness and Everest Academy: Friday, December 6th, 7:00pm We are pleased and excited to announce that we will be hosting a Parents’ Information Session on Friday, December 6th, 2013. The topic of this information session will be Soccer Fitness’ new partnership with Everest Academy, a private school for elite athletes [...]
Soccer Fitness President Richard Bucciarelli's article "Using Treadmills to Improve Sprinting: a Pilot Study by Soccer Fitness" has been published in the latest issue (#103: August/September, 2013) of Inside Soccer Magazine. The article comprises a summary of Soccer Fitness' recent research study, undertaken by Richard, as well as Soccer Fitness Head Trainer Matija [...]
Fall Power Running Series The Soccer Fitness Fall 2013 Power Running Series start in October, 2013! Now entering its 8th year of operation, our Power Running Series provides truly soccer-specific speed, power, agility, endurance and strength training to both individuals and teams. Utilizing our revolutionary On-Field Training Protocols, developed through years of [...]
Soccer Fitness is excited to announce that we will be working with our first ever professional club this month! Soccer Fitness Inc. President Richard Bucciarelli has secured an agreement with Canadian Soccer Club Uruguay, which has recently won promotion to the Uruguayan Second Division, to conduct pre-season fitness assessments and training prior to [...]