The world`s best soccer players are incredibly fit, fast, lean, and strong. Achieving this level of athleticism requires a rigorous soccer fitness training program applying the most effective drills, exercises, and core training methods. In Soccer: Functional Fitness Training, the authors present numerous drills for this training. Based on the latest the findings in sports science and on the authors` long-term coaching experience, they present an extensive practical guide to help you improve your team`s performance through core training, soccer specific exercises, and drills. The exercises can be used for amateurs and professional players, youth and adults alike. Your players can learn how to score the most exciting and acrobatic goals, how to tackle without fouling, and how to avoid injuries. The drills in the book create typical match situations to help your team prepare for the game and stay motivated. Many of the fitness exercises require no extra equipment and rely only on bodyweight, thus targeting many different muscles at once. The book is easy to use on the pitch and the ideal tool to turn youth players into the next Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, or Bastian Schweinsteiger. Contents Acknowledgements Preface Intriduction 1 Versatility as the foundation for an aspiring top soccer player 2 From 0 to 60! Creating foundations to get to the top 3 What are coordination abilities and versatility in soccer 4 Which factors influence coordination abilities in soccer 5 Talent support as mission and goal of youth development 6 Youth training - Versatile, developmental, and varied 7 Do soccer fitness and soccer playing have to be separate? 8 From soft skills to training different age groups 9 Running, jumping, and throwing - A soccer player's basic motor abilities 10 Running games without ball 11 Running games with ball 12 Little running school for soccer players 13 Jumping games for soccer players 14 Jumping exercise for soccer players 15 Why should soccer players turn to throwing games? 16 Strength and athletic training in youth soccer 17 Coordination and speed training for soccer players - From multitasking strategy to battle training 18. Soccer fitness today - HIT blocks, HIT program, or emphasis on intermittent loading? 19. Examples of soccer fitness training drills in the context of periodization taken from men's Bundesliga soccer 20 Closing remarks Appendix References
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