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The Potential Benefits of Early Specialisation in Soccer – An Argentinian Youth Development Model

In late June of 2017, I visited my friend, colleague and mentor, Rafael Carbajal, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he is in the final process of completing his Argentinian “A” License and validating his other “A” coaching licenses from Canada, the United States and UEFA. During the trip I was fortunate to have been given [...]

By | July 13th, 2017|For Coaches, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

Explaining Our Research – Part 2 – Preventing Knee Injuries and Improving Performance in Female Soccer Players

One of the best things about attending the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer was the opportunity to share and discuss my research with other academics, sports scientists and fitness coaches.  In this series of short articles, I will summarise and discuss each of the three different research projects that our team from Soccer [...]

By | July 9th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Injuries, Science|0 Comments

Learn to Train Your Players the Soccer Fitness Way

SOCCER FITNESS TRAINER'S COURSE Live Course The Soccer Fitness Trainer’s Course is a unique coach-education program that combines theoretical lectures in the sports sciences, with the practical and soccer-specific application of these sciences.  Fitness professionals and/or soccer coaches who take the Soccer Fitness Trainer’s Course will learn how to plan and implement year-round soccer-specific fitness [...]

By | July 5th, 2017|2019, Coaching, For Coaches|0 Comments

How Canadian Professional Soccer Academies Can Be Better – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #45: 6/26/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss the results of some my our recent research that was presented at the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer, comparing fitness assessment results from a Canadian and Uruguayan professional youth academy. Some potential explanations for the results, plus recommendations for [...]

By | June 25th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

Explaining Our Research – Part 1 – Comparing Canadian and Uruguayan Professional Academy Fitness Scores:

One of the best things about attending the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer was the opportunity to share and discuss my research with other academics, sports scientists and fitness coaches.  In this series of short articles, I will summarise and discuss each of the three different research projects that our team from Soccer [...]

By | June 20th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

Canadian Soccer Coaches: To Be Better We MUST Be More Humble! Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #44: 6/18/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss my recent experience attending and presenting research at the 5th World Conference on Science and Soccer in Rennes, France (May 31-June 2, 2017).  More specifically, I explain my thoughts about how the lack of Canadian soccer coaches and fitness coaches at [...]

By | June 18th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

Youth Soccer Players – Start Doing These 2 Things Weekly to Make Yourself a Better Player TODAY! Gols Video Blog #43: 5/28/2017

Hi Everyone, With the UEFA Champions League Final approaching, this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog discusses 2 things all young soccer players can start doing every week (starting with the week of the Final match) that will help them become a better player immediately. Hope you like it and as always, please [...]

By | May 28th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, For Parents, Matches|0 Comments

Defence Wins Championships – UEFA Champions League Analysis – Gols Video Blog #42: 5/20/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss and review the defensive performance of Juventus' centre back Giorgio Chielini, from their mot recent UEFA Champion League match, the second-leg of the semi-final versus AC Monaco.  Chielini's defending in this match was one of the key factors that helped Juventus [...]

By | May 20th, 2017|For Coaches, Matches|0 Comments

Let's Stop Using Jargon and Being Vague when Commenting on / Criticising Canadian Soccer – Gols Video Blog #40 5/7/2017

Hi Everyone, In this week's Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, we discuss some of the recent criticism posted online following our Canadian Men's National U17 Team's failure to qualify for the FIFA Men's U17 World Cup.   Critical to this discussion is that we in the Canadian soccer community are able to avoid being vague, [...]

By | May 7th, 2017|For Coaches, Matches|0 Comments

Three Ways to Objectively Assess Talent and Player Performance in Canadian Youth Soccer

On the first day of my FIFA 11+ Instructor Training Certification course in 2016, Matias Eiles, a FIFA Instructor and Coach Educator with the German Football Federation, told us that in his country, they have 1 National Team, but 80 million “National Team Coaches”.  While he seemed to be hinting that this problem – whereby [...]

By | April 28th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, For Parents|4 Comments