Improving Skills and Moves needed for 1 V 1 Encounters While Developing Multiple Components of Soccer Conditioning

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Michael Saif

By Justin Cresser Author of Total Soccer Conditioning: A Ball Orientated Approach Being able to take a player on 1 v 1 is an important and beneficial quality for soccer players of any playing position. For the attacking player to be … Continue reading →

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Using Short Sprints to Develop Starting Speed and Acceleration as well as Cutting Technique

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Michael Saif

By Justin Cresser For many coaches, speed is considered to be one of the most important predictor’s of soccer performance. Indeed, one of the first things that come to mind when doing tryouts is speed assessment. In today’s activity, we … Continue reading →

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Functional Training for Strikers and Attacking Midfielders: Short Sprints, Quick Turns and Finishing on Goal

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Michael Saif

By Justin Cresser As mentioned several weeks back in our article entitled ‘Functional Training of The Centre Midfielder’, every so often we will present position-specific conditioning exercises. Today’s article focuses on strikers and attacking midfielders. One of the most difficult … Continue reading →

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Soccer Science: In-Season Plyometric Training Improves Power-Related Performance Parameters

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Michael Saif

By Justin Cresser Today’s article is a first of a series entitled ‘Soccer Science’, in which we present the latest findings from Sports Science research in soccer, and discuss how these findings may influence the way we train we our … Continue reading →

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Pass and Sprint with Half-Turns and Speed Dribbling

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Michael Saif

By Justin Cresser No matter what phase of the season we are in, I always include an activity that focuses on improving my Players’ first touch. I think this is extremely important, especially at the youth level. The following is … Continue reading →

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Integrating Short Sprints into a 3 V 3 Small-Sided Game

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Michael Saif

By Justin Cresser Playing a 3 v 3 small-sided game (SSG) is an excellent way to improve the anaerobic endurance of your players. It is also an excellent way to work on basic group defending and attacking. However, by making … Continue reading →

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