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SOCCER
 What
should a soccer player concentrate on when
conducting his or her sport specific
training and conditioning program?
According to The Journal of Strength and
Conditioning Research: Vol. 17, No. 2,
pp. 379–387 soccer players need to address
power development,
speed training, and
plyometric training in addition to the
traditional aerobic training. A
complete soccer conditioning strategy
should also include
flexibility training.
Athletic Training & Conditioning, Inc.
recommends utilizing
exercise ball routines and
medicine ball routines to assist the
serious soccer player in stabilizing their
core and
abs. (Click
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workouts – enter “ab e-book” in subject
line.) By stabilizing this area, energy can
be efficiently transferred during the
training of athletic movements such as
agility type movements for example.
With the youth soccer movement, special
consideration should be given to
youth soccer power development and
youth soccer nutrition.
Soccer players must be able to use their
short-term energy system and their long-term
energy system to be successful. The
combination of serious training, practice
and multiple games in a short amount of time
causes the soccer player to deplete their
energy stores. Eating the recommended 5-9
servings of fruits and vegetables daily is
the best way to replenish these energy
stores. If the serious soccer player is
falling short of these daily-recommended
values for the proper replenishment of the
essential fatty acids,
protein and
other essential nutrients, the soccer
player’s performance may suffer
dramatically.
Supplements that comply with the NCAA
guidelines should be a consideration for
the serious soccer player.
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