http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G8n7SOI7_w This is another example of an excellent single-leg strengthening exercise. This one is focused on the hamstring muscles. Hold a stick (broom sticks work best) behind your back, with one arm held over the head and the other arm behind the back. Stand on the leg opposite to the hand that is over the [...]
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 [...]
A couple of months ago I got the great news that I am going to be an uncle! Of course, because I work with athletes, I immediately began planning the athletic future of my young unborn niece or nephew (that's normal right)?It occurred to me that, although the child will definitely be playing soccer (that [...]
Earlier today, I had lunch with an old friend, who has become a very successful entrepreneur. A new business he has started up this year is his own brand of premium coffee, which he has successfully taken into big name stores like Costco and Longo's, to name a few. We were speaking about coffee (specifically [...]
Today we are going to talk about strength training for soccer. In an ideal world, all soccer players would begin their training at a very young age, and make the same number of touches, passes, strikes and execute all other ball control and manipulation with both feet. Equally. Every single time they train and play. [...]
Hello and welcome to the Soccer Fitness Gols Blog!For my very first blog post, I thought I'd share something that has been on my mind for the past year - pretty much ever since the final match of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. As a soccer fitness coach, I have always tried to [...]
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. [...]