Athletic Training
The term athletic training in soccer (or physical training) indicates a training method used to improve an athlete’s or team’s performance from a coordinative and conditioning point of view.
In soccer, athletic conditioning training is used to train general coordination skills (motor learning, motor control, motor transformation) and special coordination skills (motor combination, differentiation of muscular strength, balance, orientation, rhythm, response, adaptation). Athletic conditioning training is used to strengthen endurance, strength, quickness and speed. There is a further objective: soccer athletic training can prevent injuries linked to training load mismanagement (muscle-tendon injuries in particular).
In order to schedule the drills it is possible to follow a general and/or a specific sport programme. For example, soccer athletic training is important both for a player’s general endurance and a specific role endurance training. The same goes for other coordinative and conditioning abilities. Indeed, performance characteristics vary from sport to sport: soccer players’ endurance is different from runners’, as well as their strength differs from basketball players’ and their speed is different from tennis players’.
For this reason, before planning soccer athletic training, it is necessary to know the player’s performance model, including the peculiarities of the role. In this way athletic training will be targeted, specific and suitable for the team and the player.
Here you can find some soccer conditioning drills.
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Athletic Training
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive - Competitive cognitive exercise with subsequent finalization on goal -
Athletic Training
Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players
Dribbling - Individual/small groups exercises to perform after training -
Athletic Training
Monitor players' fitness level with Hooper Index
Education - Both perceived fatigue and perceived recovery are important. To monitor these parameters coaches can use the Hooper Index -
Athletic Training
Ball possession 4 vs 2
Anaerobic power - Exercise to improve lactic acid clearing rate and various technical skills -
Athletic Training
Interval Training Circuit for Aerobic and Anaerobic Resistance
Aerobic power - Exercise to improve strength, resistance and speed. -
Athletic Training
Intensity: a fundamental parameter in training
Education - The ability to maintain high levels of physical and mental intensity is a key concept in soccer -
Athletic Training
11 vs 11 on half field. The athletic point of view
Physical Training - A personal analysis of a 11 vs 11 game on half field and its interpretation from the athletic point of view -
Athletic Training
Speed and agility - Juventus FC
Speed - Speed and agility in the change of direction -
Athletic Training
Preparation for Muscle Strengthening With Natural Load Circuit Training
Football conditioning - This soccer-specific course allows to work on strength and coordination parameters