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Explaining Our Research – Part 2 – Preventing Knee Injuries and Improving Performance in Female Soccer Players

One of the best things about attending the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer was the opportunity to share and discuss my research with other academics, sports scientists and fitness coaches.  In this series of short articles, I will summarise and discuss each of the three different research projects that our team from Soccer [...]

By | July 9th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Injuries, Science|0 Comments

How to Prevent ACL Injuries AND Improve Soccer Performance – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #46: 7/3/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I provide a summary of some of our recent research that was prevented at the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer in Rennes, France (May 31-June 2, 2017). The study discussed in this video compared an ACL prevention program with a speed [...]

By | July 3rd, 2017|Fitness, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

How Canadian Professional Soccer Academies Can Be Better – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #45: 6/26/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss the results of some my our recent research that was presented at the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer, comparing fitness assessment results from a Canadian and Uruguayan professional youth academy. Some potential explanations for the results, plus recommendations for [...]

By | June 25th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

Explaining Our Research – Part 1 – Comparing Canadian and Uruguayan Professional Academy Fitness Scores:

One of the best things about attending the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer was the opportunity to share and discuss my research with other academics, sports scientists and fitness coaches.  In this series of short articles, I will summarise and discuss each of the three different research projects that our team from Soccer [...]

By | June 20th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

Canadian Soccer Coaches: To Be Better We MUST Be More Humble! Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #44: 6/18/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss my recent experience attending and presenting research at the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer in Rennes, France (May 31-June 2, 2017).  More specifically, I explain my thoughts about how the lack of Canadian soccer coaches and fitness coaches at [...]

By | June 18th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

It’s Time For Instant Replay in Soccer! UEFA Champions League Analysis – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #39: 5/1/2017

Hi Everyone, last week, the second-leg matches of the UEFA Champions League quarter final were played, and one match in particular - that between Spain's Real Madrid and Germany's Bayern Munich - ended in controversy thanks to two consecutive, late, off-side goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, goals which sealed the outcome for Madrid. In this [...]

By | May 1st, 2017|Matches, Science, Technology|0 Comments

It's Time For Instant Replay in Soccer! UEFA Champions League Analysis – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #39: 5/1/2017

Hi Everyone, last week, the second-leg matches of the UEFA Champions League quarter final were played, and one match in particular - that between Spain's Real Madrid and Germany's Bayern Munich - ended in controversy thanks to two consecutive, late, off-side goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, goals which sealed the outcome for Madrid. In this [...]

By | May 1st, 2017|Matches, Science, Technology|0 Comments

Coaches: Are You Taking Your Athletes' Developmental Age Into Account? Gols Video Blog #37: 4/17/2017

Hi Everyone, In the past few years there has been a lot of talk amongst soccer coaches and fitness coaches about the need to prevent late developers from being ignored or "left behind" by high performance soccer teams and programs.  In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, we discuss how to identify [...]

By | April 17th, 2017|For Parents, Science|0 Comments

Why Soccer Players Should NEVER, EVER do CrossFit – Gols Video Blog #36: 4/10/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, we discuss CrossFit, a training program that has become popular amongst adolescents and young adults in the past 10 years, and whether or not soccer players should consider incorporating it into their training routines. I hope you like it and as always, please [...]

By | April 10th, 2017|Fitness, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

How We Learn – and How We Should Teach – Soccer Skills

Coaching can be a tough job.  Long hours, time away from friends and family on evenings and weekends, travel, and the ever-present stress of the dreaded “soccer parent.” In spite of all of these challenges, the coaching profession can also be very rewarding – and among the most regarding aspects of the job has to [...]

By | April 8th, 2017|For Parents, Science|0 Comments