Below is an article written by University of Guelph-Humber Internship Student Andre Orlando (who is presently completing an internship with Soccer Fitness Inc.) and edited by me. The article discusses "macro" nutrition, or nutrition at the macro (nutrient) level, for soccer players, with an emphasis on pre-, during-, and post- training/game nutrient intake. Any soccer [...]
For me, going back to school has had both positive and negative effects on my life. Among the positive ones has been that it has forced me to do a lot of research and to write articles/papers about various different topics related to sports science. I recently was asked to write a report on exercise-induced [...]
Below is a link to an excellent article recently posted on www.cantpasscantplay.com, a soccer blog. It contains an interview with Tony Strudwick, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Manchester United Football Club. Among the points Mr. Strudwick makes are that young players need "multi-sport athleticism", which can only be obtained by participating in other sports [...]
Below is a link to a very interesting article written by John O'Sullivan, published on www.getsportiq.com in 2013. The article discusses the differences between coaches who select for talent (which is easy to do), and those who identify talent (much more challenging and described as an "art"). One quote from this article that really stood out [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Below is a link to a very interesting article, posted on www.tsn.ca, and written by Jason De Vos, former Canadian Men's National Team member, professional soccer player in Canada, England and Scottland, former coach and Technical Director of the Oakville Soccer Club, and presently a soccer analyst for TSN. He is commenting on some of [...]
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 [...]