Posts Tagged ‘football’
Football training programme for under-18 player
Needs Analysis of under- 18 football player A guest post by Simon Worsnop, this study provides a needs analysis and periodised football training programme for an 18-year-old male academy fullback, based on the requirements of football and the individual. (This is a case study of a player that Simon coached. For football players in Devon…
Read MoreAre you fit enough to play in the Champions League Final?
Bayern vs Chelsea: Only the fittest will prevail.
As the world’s top footballers prepare to meet in the Champions League Final this weekend, we explore what it takes to make it at the highest level.
Advances in Sports Science have revealed the highly energetic demands within the modern game, what we as coaches then do is help you get ready to play and meet those demands.
Read MoreFootball Speed Training: Frans Bosch
We (the Dutch) lost the World Cup Final against Germany in 1974, our biggest 
trauma after the war.
One of the players in the famous ‘74 team, Willem van Hanegem, was interviewed some two decades later by a soccer magazine. One question was, what his reply would be to a wide spread opinion that we lost, because he was very, very slow.
Read MoreSpeed Endurance for Football: Theory and Practice
How to train for speed endurance
Not so long ago, speed and speed endurance were mentioned far less than they are currently.
Arguably, it could be said that speed, strength and power are excessively emphasised and tested in British football.
However, that could be countered by saying the British style of play needs and suits these requirements.
Read MoreHow to get faster for football
How to get faster for football
With the football season finally over (for barely a few weeks!), we take a look at how you can use the off season to give you or your team the best preparation for the season to come.
Football is an increasingly high intensity and high tempo game, often decided by the smallest of margins. Having the fastest players then gives your team the best chance of success.
Read MoreMen In Tights! Lessons to be learnt from training for the performing arts.
Nick A
llen is the clinical director of the Jerwood Centre, and looks after the dancers of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. His lecture was well structured, informative and entertaining. He gave an overview of the different aspects of dance training, the problems he encounters and some of the solutions.
Fitness testing for football: Mladen Jovanović
Mladen is the physical preparation coach at Breaking the jaw alignment myth: why Ronaldo should save his money.
Has Ronaldo fallen for the latest fad?
Suggestions to improve human performance are crucial in the ever-increasingly competitive athletic environment. So when a new mouth guard is invented that aligns the jaw and claims to improve:
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