Soccer Fitness’ new article “Pre-Season Fitness Testing with the Toronto FC Academy” has been published in Issue #101 (April/May 2013) of Inside Soccer Magazine.  This article is the first in what will be a series of articles covering Soccer Fitness President Richard Bucciarelli’s work as Fitness Coach with the Toronto FC Academy teams.  The focus of this article is the specific pre-season testing protocol Richard used with all of the TFC Academy teams, the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Tests, which are the best measure of soccer players’ aerobic and anaerobic fitness levels.  “It’s always a pleasure to be able to write for Inside Soccer Magazine”, commented Richard.  “I am looking forward to sharing some more of my training and testing methods from my work with the Toronto FC Academy with readers …

Soccer Fitness is thrilled to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Toronto Football Club, and will now be the Strength and Conditioning Provider for the TFC Academy!

Beginning in January, 2013, Soccer Fitness will be providing Strength and Conditioning Training to the TFC Academy’s teams, ranging in age from U12 to the Reserve Team.  Established in 2009 as the foundation of feeder-system to Toronto FC (Toronto’s only – and Canada’s first ever – Professional Major League Soccer team) the Toronto FC Academy has grown substantially over the past 3 years.  Soccer Fitness is pleased and excited at the opportunity to deliver on-field training, weight room training, and home training programs to the Academy players and teams, comprised of some of the best soccer talent in the province …

Offered as an addition to our Soccer-Specific Fitness Assessments, we will be using our exclusive Dartfish camera-based software to analyze athletes’ running gait, and create a personalized Media Book with video coaching/correction points and feedback.  Starting on Saturday, January 12^th, 2013, individuals interested in our Dartfish Advanced Running Gait Analysis can attend the specialized assessments sessions on Saturday mornings, from 9:30-10:00am.

Our Advanced Video Running Gait Analysis will capture video of athletes while running, and analyze the following 5 main areas of the running stride:

1. Foot position and foot-strike
2. Hip flexion and knee lift
3. Hip and pelvis position
4. Trunk and torso position
5. Shoulder position and arm swing

The completed product, a customized Media Book DVD, will be created and ready 1 week after the initial videos are taken.  …

    Winter Power Running Series

Just in time for the end of the Holiday Season, the Soccer Fitness Winter Power Running Series start in January, 2013!  Now entering its 7^th year of operation, our Power Running Series provides truly soccer-specific speed, power, agility, endurance and strength training to both individuals and teams. Training will take place at the newly renovated Trio Sportsplex, on state-of-the-art, 40m x 20m, 4^th Generation Field Turf Fields.  We are running two Power Running Series starting in January:

1. Thursday Evenings, 8:00-9:00pm, starts Thursday, January 17^th
2. Sunday Mornings, 10:00-11:00am, starts Sunday, January 13^th

Space in the Winter Power Running Series is still available but spots are filling up fast.  For more information about the Soccer Fitness Power Running Series, or to download your …

October 4, 2012 (re-printed from canadasoccer.com)

Canada’s participation in the third edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup came to an end after a 1:2 quarter-final defeat to Korea DPR. Canada conceded twice in the final quarter of an hour before pulling one back in added time. Canada’s final push was not enough before it was eliminated from the final eight of the competition.

Canada’s final match of the tournament was played at 8KM Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan on 4 October 2012. Canada’s final ranking at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 will be determined after the tournament concludes on 13 October. Still to be played, there will be a pair of quarter-final matches on 4 October, the two semi-final matches on 9 October, and the …