Hi everyone, Welcome to the next edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog. In this Blog, we will be providing weekly video content relating to all things soccer and fitness. In this edition, we discuss the importance of protein consumption for soccer players, including daily protein requirements, as well as whether or not protein [...]
Hi everyone, Welcome to the next edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog. In this Blog, we will be providing weekly video content relating to all things soccer and fitness. In this edition, we discuss the science behind the technique of striking the ball with the instep of the foot, including some common coaching [...]
In soccer, the technique of striking a ball with the instep of the foot has always seemed to be more of an art form than an exact science. Players who have mastered this technique (a few modern examples include David Beckham, Andrea Pirlo, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic) have no doubt spent thousands of hours practicing it, [...]
Hi everyone, Welcome to the next edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog! In this Blog, we will be providing weekly video content relating to all things soccer and fitness. In this edition, we discuss skilled performance and motor learning, and how this topic can best be incorporated into the teaching of soccer and [...]
Below is a link to an excellent article written by David Conn and posted on www.theguardian.com a few years ago. I came across this article recently through a link on Facebook and, after having recently been a participant in the 2016 National Soccer Coaching Conference at the University of Toronto this past weekend, I found [...]
In the last 10 years, the structure of youth soccer competitions in Ontario and Canada has undergone some significant changes. The advent of Soccer Academy Alliance Canada (SAAC) in 2006, the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) in 2013, as well as changes to the competition structures of various leagues from Under-8 to Under-18 across Ontario, [...]
Last weekend, January 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2016, I hosted the inaugural Soccer Fitness Trainer’s Course, the first-ever coach education course in Canada focusing on soccer-specific fitness training for individuals and teams. For me, the best part of the course was not the lectures or on-field presentations themselves, but rather the group discussions that occurred [...]
Happy New Year Everyone! For the first edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Blog in 2016, I have taken a look at the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF), a unique player development program with a very unique model for developing and maximizing the potential of aspiring young soccer players in Canada. I hope you enjoy [...]
Below is a link to an excellent article written by Sean Ingle, and posted to www.theguardian.com back in October of 2014. The article discusses Billy Beane, the revolutionary baseball coach and manager, famous for his role in transforming the Oakland Athletics baseball club into perennial contenders in Major League Baseball, despite having the league's 3rd [...]
Below is a link to an excellent article written by Jason De Vos, and posted on www.tsn.ca on December 1st, 2015. As the title suggests, this article discusses some of De Vos' opinions about why we have not been able to develop "talented" soccer players in Canada over the past several decades. Among the reasons [...]