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Our Research – Effectiveness of Treadmill vs Ground-Based Repeated Sprint Training on Speed and High Intensity Running Ability in Youth Female Soccer Players

Treadmill training works!  Below is a link to our article, which describes our recent study done at the Soccer Fitness Training Centre, comparing a high speed/high incline treadmill repeated sprint training program with a ground-based repeated sprint training program.  In only 6 weeks, and two 30-minute training sessions per week, we saw significant improvements in [...]

By | February 13th, 2015|Fitness, Science|0 Comments

Article – Impact of Puberty on Youth Soccer – From goalnation.com

Below is a link to a very interesting article written by Llyod Biggs (A coach and sports scientist from California) in which he interviews Paul Hart, a Strength and Conditioning Coach at UCSB and former professional soccer player from the United Kingdom.  The interview discusses Mr. Hart's thoughts on age-appropriate fitness and physical training for [...]

By | February 10th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

My Favourite Lecture from the National Soccer Coaching Conference

This past weekend, January 30th to February 1st 2015, was the 5th annual National Soccer Coaching Conference at the University of Toronto.  This year's conference featured several excellent presenters, including coaches from the CIS, Major League Soccer, and the Canadian National Teams.  In this blog post, I will be discussing the one lecture from the [...]

By | February 4th, 2015|Fitness, Science|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 5 – Social Connectivity

Starting tomorrow, and over the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting a few [...]

By | January 29th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 4 – Practical Workout Scheduling

In less than 1 week, on the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting [...]

By | January 28th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 3 – Performance Tracking

In less than 1 week, on the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting [...]

By | January 27th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 2 – Customized Workouts

In less than 2 weeks, on the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting [...]

By | January 22nd, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Optimal Exercise Order for Resistance Training

Happy New Year everyone! For my first post of 2015, I will be discussing an interesting new study that examined the effects of exercise order in resistance training, and how the findings are relevant to soccer players.  Resistance training, comprising exercises done with external resistance such as weights, elastic tubing, or an individual's own body [...]

By | January 2nd, 2015|Fitness, Science|0 Comments

What Soccer Players Can Learn From Babies

I have a little nephew.  He is just over 5 months old.  I try to visit and see him as much as I can, but it can be hard to make time during the winter season, which is typically very busy for me.  Because of the time off that the Christmas break has afforded me, [...]

By | December 29th, 2014|Fitness, For Parents|0 Comments

Soccer Players – Go Ahead and Eat Some Unhealthy Food This Holiday Season!

The Holiday Season is here, and if you are a youth soccer player, this means a few weeks off school, and probably off of soccer as well.  In my previous post, I commented that the winter /  Holiday break should be treated only as a break from soccer (and not from all forms of exercise) [...]

By | December 23rd, 2014|Fitness, Nutrition|0 Comments