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KNOWLEDGE – The One and Only MOST Important Quality for Soccer Coaches – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #63: 12/10/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss the importance of knowledge in coaching. It may seem surprising to some, but there are actually people out there who think that knowledge of the subject matter - in this case, the science of coaching - is not the most important [...]

By | December 10th, 2017|For Coaches, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

Coaching Courses Didn't Kill Coaching. Lack of Knowledge Killed Coaching

The trouble with the internet is that it allows anyone to say anything, about anything, regardless of their credibility or expertise. To make matters worse, if somebody says something on the internet that is popular, they are bound to generate a reaction in which others agree with what has been said, regardless of whether what [...]

By | November 28th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

Coaching IS Fitness Training – Why Coaches Should Take the Soccer Fitness Trainer`s Course

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 [...]

By | September 11th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, For Parents, Science|2 Comments

Don't be THIS Kind of Strength and Conditioning Coach! Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #53: 9/4/2017

Hi Everyone, In this edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss the need for fitness and strength / conditioning coaches who work in soccer, to be more than just "repetition counters" in their day-to-day work. If you do work in soccer, you need to build upon the "conditioning" piece of "strength and [...]

By | September 4th, 2017|Fitness, For Coaches, Science|0 Comments

Soccer Players – 3 Reasons You DON'T NEED Nutritional Supplements! Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #51: 8/17/2017

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 [...]

By | August 17th, 2017|Fitness, For Parents, Nutrition, Science|0 Comments

How Playing Futsal will Make You a Better Athlete AND a Better Soccer Player – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #50: 8/7/2017

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 [...]

By | August 7th, 2017|For Coaches, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

Coach Education Opportunities this Fall – Learn How to TEST, TRAIN, and MONITOR Your Players!

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 [...]

By | August 2nd, 2017|Announcements, For Coaches, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

Moving Futsal Forward in Canada – Three reasons ALL Canadian soccer players should play Futsal

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 [...]

By | July 31st, 2017|For Coaches, For Parents, Science|6 Comments

The Potential Benefits of Early Specialisation in Soccer – An Argentinian Youth Development Model – Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog #47: 7/16/2017

Hi Everyone, In this week's edition of the Soccer Fitness Gols Video Blog, I discuss what I learned in my recent trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina.  There, professional youth academy players - some as young as 12 years of age - are already training 5 days per week.  In spite of the fact that one [...]

By | July 16th, 2017|For Coaches, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

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