Hi everyone, I've begun my stay in Montevideo, Uruguay, where I am working as Fitness Coach with Canadian SC Uruguay, a professional soccer club in the Uruguayan 'Segunda' (second division). While here, I will be blogging daily about my experiences, and some of things which stand out to me the most. As soon as I [...]
Written by Soccer Fitness Strength and Conditioning Coach Jacob Ceccanese, edited by Richard Bucciarelli. The deadlift is an essential compound exercise within a strength and conditioning program. In general, the deadlift offers many positive contributions to an athlete’s training and functional abilities. Because it is a closed chain exercise, the deadlift is often used for [...]
Written by Soccer Fitness Internship Student Dante Blair, edited by Richard Bucciarelli. Hamstring injuries are very common in the world of sports, and especially in the sport of soccer. Injuries to the hamstring muscles can have a drastic effect on an athlete’s career and quality of life. Audits were done on English Professional teams over [...]
Written by Soccer Fitness Internship Student Jessica Deeth. Edited by Richard Bucciarelli. The word "carbohydrate" is synonymous with sports nutrition. The immediate impact of carbohydrate intake, or conversely its absence, on daily training and competition performance has been widely researched. Recent trends in society have suggested that low carbohydrate diets are beneficial for weight loss [...]
Written by Soccer Fitness Internship Student Celia Palombella. Edited by Richard Bucciarelli Every athlete knows the importance of training specifically to the type of sport they play. The question is, which forms of training are optimal towards each sport, and why? Soccer is a sport that relies heavily on a combination of various energy systems, [...]
Written by Soccer Fitness Internship Student Kayleigh Mines, edited by Richard Bucciarelli. Electrolyte replenishment is very important during high intensity and/or long duration activities such as soccer. It is important to maintain hydration during these activities to sustain electrolytes levels. Sustaining electrolyte levels will allow optimal performance and ideal health for the athlete. Before understanding [...]
Written by Soccer Fitness Staff member Alexandra Giannone, edited by Richard Bucciarelli. The drop-jump test is a vertical plyometric exercise that is used to evaluate an individuals explosive power (Ebben & Petushek, 2010) as well as a measurement of their eccentric leg strength and agility. To perform a drop-jump one must stand on box, with [...]
There is girl in the United States that can strike out any Major League Baseball player. Easily. This is not a joke. In The Sports Gene, a 2013 book written by David Epstein which should be required reading for any sports scientist or fitness coach working with athletes, the author discusses sport-specific anticipatory and reaction [...]
It’s the middle of April, and if you’re a youth soccer coach here in Canada that means you've probably started your pre-season in preparation for the outdoor competitive season, which typically starts sometime in May. One of the most important areas of physical fitness that must be trained during the pre-season is speed. If you [...]
Today in our Video Blog, we discuss some strategies to help soccer players manage (and strengthen muscles to reduce the pain associated with Osgoode Schlatter's disease, one of the most common injuries that affects youth soccer players. Hope you like it, and as always please feel free to post your thoughts/comments! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQUcyLo2Vw&feature=youtu.be