A whopping 250 million people, who play soccer worldwide, cannot be wrong. It is by far the most popular, and readily accepted sport across geographies, cultures, traditions and histories. It's an inexpensive, coordinated, team-driven, easy to play game ideal for earning a great deal of endurance and perfection on the field and beyond.
Beyond skill development it is so important to improve strength, endurance, and agility - the golden trio drives success in soccer.
Endurance - A soccer fitness program should be designed to enhance the aerobic base of the player. Endurance in a training session and thereafter refer to increased, and sustained survival power, stabilized patience, improved stamina, and continued existence - which when practically translated mean playing for longer duration on the field, not bending down on pressure, and the ability and skills to counter all the evolving challenges the opponents pose. Incorporating interval training into a program can significantly improve a player's ability to recover from a tiring activity performed over the time. Drills that call for regular, periodic and harmonic motion that switches between walking, jogging and/or running can result in improved athletic performance
Strength - Strength forms the very basis of the true athletic performance. It gives way for sustained speed, and power. Strength training helps players hold off challenges from opponents; it also brings in a lot of benefits, including increased injury resistance, leaner body composition, faster metabolism, more energy, greater explosiveness, improved balance, stability, and agility and of course quicker, faster recovery from injuries and challenges.
Speed and agility - This is yet another but perhaps very important decider for sustained, holistic training session. Today's players need to run faster than ever, they need to have a watchful eye every time on the field to outperform and outshine their opponents. Faster players definitely have a competitive edge, but if they cannot make it to the ball first, speed does not have any meaning. That's exactly where the reference of agility comes. Agility is extremely important to holistically develop lateral speed, maintain matured decisiveness and form a clear, informed understanding about the entire game. To improve your overall agility, including power movements, such as jump squats, high pulls, power cleans, and push presses, plyometric drills etc., can help!
These are just some of the basic steps towards developing and enjoying a full-fledged, holistic and uncomplicated training as your base to become a matured, styled and confident soccer player.
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