90STRONG soccer training provides you the latest information you need to improve your soccer fitness, speed, agility, and strength. Get great tips on running drills, soccer exercises, as well as nutrition to help you succeed on the field.
If you're trying to get stronger legs as a soccer player, do it one leg at a time. Chris Phillips, ATC, CSCS, owner of Compete Sports Performance and Rehab in Lake Forest, CA and 90strong writer, utilizes many single leg exercises to challenge his athletes and develop their leg strength.
Success on the pitch demands players to move in either direction with devastating speed,footwork,and ball control.This holds especially true for forwards who need to evade defenders or explode past them all the while maintaining balance and rigorous control of the ball in order to score goals. Such is the importance of the crossover hurdle drill.
This is the first in the tree run series.I prefer this run over the shuttle because of the varying distances as well the different angles of cuts as you run around the cones.
Soccer involves a high volume of cuts.On the field, our stance involves our hip position and contact with the ground to be at varying ranges of motion. For example, when defending, we never want our hips square to our opponent similar to a squat position. We want to force him/her one way or another.
Too often, players cross their legs while working on their core. This is counterproductive to the goals of a true core workout which should involve as many hip muscles as possible.
Looking to keep yourself fit during a snowy winter break or coming off of injury.Here is a simple but effective bike program designed specifically for soccer players