Technical Conditioning

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Michael Saif

By Daniel Severn This week’s exercise can be used as a technical warm-up or as the main technical focus of the session. There are endless variables with this exercise; I will share some of my favorite ones at the end. … Continue reading →

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Conditioning With a Technical and Tactical Element

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Michael Saif

Here is a fun game for young soccer players that involves a lot of running and also technical and tactical aspects.  While it’s great for young players it’s interesting to do with older players as well.  They will work just … Continue reading →

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Conditioning With Technical Training

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Michael Saif

Adding technical training into conditioning is a great way to ‘kill 2 birds with 1 stone”.  This activity will first show you an example of this and then add a second bit of technical work to really challenge the players. … Continue reading →

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Integrating Technical and Tactical Training Into Conditioning Workouts

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Michael Saif
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While it would be wonderful if we could focus all of our time in training on technical and tactical parts of the game, the reality is additional fitness work is important. The key is whenever possible, try to integrate either … Continue reading →

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