Footy Fitness

Strengthening exercises are an important part of conditioning as well as injury prevention. The Athletic Lab lays it all out here:

http://athleticlab.com/importance-core-strength-soccer-players-amer-nahhas/

Make sure you're balancing your workouts! Soccer players need to be well-rounded athletes to achieve optimal performance.

Here's a great article about the various benefits of hill workouts.

Mastering Hill Workouts It's the worst-kept secret in running: If you want to improve strength and speed, run hills.Recently, I did a trail run in Seattle with Tony Young, the world record-holder in the mile for men age 45–49 (4:16.09). Tony stopped at a point where the trail split, and he pointed up one fork, a 300m woodc…

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The shuttle run is a great example of an anaerobic exercise for soccer players that can be done with or without a ball at your feet. It is high-intensity for short periods of time with limited rest. Sprint to and back from each cone once to complete one set. The full workout without a ball is 10 sets of shuttles, each being completed in 35 seconds with 25 seconds rest (an extra 20 seconds rest can be added after sets 3, 6, and 8). Give it a try!

What do workouts look like at top level? The head fitness coach of a professional soccer team gives everyone a quick preview.

Work Out Like: A Professional Soccer Player - Boston Magazine The head trainer for the New England Revolution tells us how to work out like a professional soccer player.

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The Soccer Essentials is a great resource for any soccer player looking to improve their game. They've got video tutorials for everything from fitness to technical components of the game.

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Looking for ways to evaluate your fitness? Here's what the pros at Manchester United are using.
The length of the sprint is 100 yards for male athletes, or 100 large strides for female athletes. Each sprint begins at the minute mark and the recovery time is a slower run back to the start line. The level achieved on the test is the last sprint completed within the allotted sprint time.