12 Week Plan to improve Acceleration, Balance, Control, Endurance, Speed, Strength,
The Fitness Requirements of Soccer When setting up an effective conditioning system for football, it is important to understand the exact requirements of the game. A major feature of elite football performance is its dependence A major feature of elite football performance is its dependence upon an advanced level of highly specific fitness. Modern football players are undoubtedly bigger, faster, and stronger than I the past, largely due to the introduction of scientifically base Modern football players are undoubtedly bigger, faster, and stro the past, largely due to the introduction of scientifically based conditioning methods. Conditioning methods are constantly evolving and players must en Conditioning methods are constantly evolving and players must ensure that they are utilising the most modern, effective training methods.
Key Aspects
- Endurance Endurance
- Speed
- Agility Agility
- Balance / Co Balance / Co -ordination ordination
- Position Specific Training
Monitoring / Testing
A key aspect of developing and im oping and improving a player is t proving a player is to implemen o implement a MONITORING procedure to enable th MONITORING procedure to enable the coach to see if the work the e coach to see if the work the player is player is doing is improving his/her fitness doing is improving his/her fitness No one test can give the coach all the information needed to eva No one test can give the coach all the information needed to evaluate a luate a player’s performance. Therefore a player’s performance. Therefore a battery of tests must be used. battery of tests must be used. The
battery in Figure 1.1 is designed to evaluate all aspects of foo battery in Figure 1.1 is designed to evaluate all aspects of football performance performance
(