Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss my recent trip to Maui, Hawaii, and the work I did there with the Valley Isle Soccer Academy, the largest soccer academy on the island. Despite numbering less than 150 players and, of course, hailing from an island with a total [...]
Located in the heart of Maui – one of the Hawaiian Islands, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with a population of just under 150,000 people – the Valley Isle Soccer Academy is, as stated on their website, “Maui’s only professionally organized training academy for competitive youth soccer”. Founded in 2012 by former F.K. [...]
I began learning how to coach around the same time I began learning about sport science, when I got a job coaching a YMCA boys’ soccer team almost 17 years ago, while I was also an undergraduate student in Toronto. Even at that time, the synergy between what I was learning about coaching – how [...]
Hi Everyone, Do you use nutritional supplements? Have you considered using them? In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss some of the science behind nutritional supplements, and provide 3 reasons why soccer players should NOT use them as part of their diet and daily routine. I hope you like it [...]
Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss and explain some of the evidence demonstrating that the technical, tactical and physical demands of Futsal are in fact higher than in 11 vs. 11 soccer. The implications of this evidence? That playing Futsal will make you a better athlete AND [...]
Hi Everyone, With the coming of August 2017 and the end of the summer soccer season approaching, I thought this would be the perfect time to let you all know about some of Soccer Fitness' Coach Education opportunities through our unique Soccer Fitness Trainer's Courses, that are coming up this Fall. Our Soccer Fitness Trainer's [...]
Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss our Canadian Men's National Team's recent performances in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and specifically how the great majority of young soccer players I spoke with in my business over the past 3 weeks were unaware even of Canada's participation in [...]
On the weekend of July 21st-23rd, 2017, I was invited to attend the first-ever Futsal Canada Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, and to give a presentation about the physical demands of futsal, plus guidelines and best practices for futsal coaches in testing, training, and monitoring their players and teams. Representatives from 6 different provinces were in [...]
Hi Everyone, In this week's edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss the problem of soccer coaches and teams cancelling their scheduled training sessions - sometimes even days before they happen - simply because of rain or other bad weather. I explain why this is a problem and suggest some possible solutions [...]