Soccer Fitness Training

The first post for Soccer Fitness Training. Please go easy on me as I just started blogging. Alright without further ado, please imagine this scenario. You received the ball deep from your half, you superbly control it with your chest and flick it over an oncoming opponent than you went on an amazing run than beats three defender and in front of you stands the goalkeeper.. GOAL! You hit a screamer and found the top right corner. Marvelous isn't it? But the truth is far from that, this usually happens only in the movie.


Most of the time, I have seen players gifted with the technical ability, the footballing brain but they lack something most successful players have; The strong legs and large lungs. However, with proper soccer fitness training they can fulfill expectation and become a better overall player. So here I present you the - Soccer Fitness Training Tips


1) Warm Up. This is one of the most important aspect for doing soccer fitness training. Why you may ask? The reason is very simple. You MUST warm up before you do any exercise because it will reduce the risk of injury. Warming up will increase blood flow around your muscle which means your muscle is able to move freely. Do some stretching, juggling of the ball, slow jog or even a pass around with your mates will suffice.


2) Strength Training. If you think going to the gym and completing a few sets of workout will sort you out for your soccer fitness that's where you are wrong. Soccer considered to be one of the most demanding game needs you to be on constant movement throughout the game; Walking, Jogging, Sprinting, Jumping, Shooting, Passing, Backpedaling..etc. So you should be focusing on your whole body instead of a few body parts. Legs and Abdominal muscles are the parts where you need to show more attention on.


3) Anaerobic Training. Anaerobic training basically means the ability to allow players perform at a higher intensive activity for a longer period. There are two type of anaerobic traing; First, the speed training and second the speed endurance training. Anaerobic training includes shuttle runs, interval training, etc.


4) Aerobic Training. Aerobic exercise is designed to improve players cardiovascular system and the efficiency of the heart. Aerobic training will improve players stamina which is very much needed in the fast pace game of football. Aerobic training includes long distance running, swimming, etc.