Training and Conditioning for Soccer

The
best training for soccer players is both sport and game specific. Practice is
then run with the aim of perfecting tactics and techniques. But this is not the
full picture. Players must also be fast and agile; they must have speed and
endurance. To best train the muscles needed for speed and agility, coaches
should introduce strength training and conditioning into their training
programs, and Training & Conditioning for Soccer is the perfect book
to help coaches do exactly that.



First,
the reader is introduced to the sport of soccer and the fundamentals of the
game; physiological demands and training methodology needed to develop strength
and power are part of the basics of training. Then, the following chapters
cover the best training methods for developing game- and position-specific
endurance. Included in these chapters are brief discussions of those more
popular yet ineffective training methods used today, clarifying why the methods
in this book are superior for training speed and agility in soccer players.
Finally, the reader is given examples of training models, including how to
create their own models that will train their players in all aspects of the
game. The reader will also find here example training plans for each physical
ability that should be developed as well as the best strength training
exercises to incorporate into soccer practice.



Written by Tudor Bompa, the creator of periodization
training, Training & Conditioning in Soccer is the best guide for
introducing strength training into soccer practice to develop fast and agile players.