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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The recent issue of the American Council on Exercise (ACE) "Idea" Fitness Journal summarized a very interesting research study, done by a group of researchers at Western State Colorado University earlier this year. The team recruited 20 adult volunteers, who participated in all possible sequences (24 in total) of cardiorespiratory, resistance, flexibility, and neuromotor exercises, [...]
The Canadian University Soccer season is here, and this year marks my 3rd season as Assistant Coach and Fitness Coach with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Ridgebacks Women’s Varsity Soccer Team. This season, I will be blogging every day with a ‘Tip of the Day’ – a small piece of information about the [...]
The Canadian University Soccer season is here, and this year marks my 3rd season as Assistant Coach and Fitness Coach with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Ridgebacks Women’s Varsity Soccer Team. This season, I will be blogging every day with a ‘Tip of the Day’ – a small piece of information about the [...]
The Canadian University Soccer season is here, and this year marks my 3rd season as Assistant Coach and Fitness Coach with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Ridgebacks Women’s Varsity Soccer Team. This season, I will be blogging every day with a ‘Tip of the Day’ – a small piece of information about the [...]