Description
The best training for soccer players is both sport and game specific. Practice is then run with the aim of perfecting tactics and techniques. But this is not the full picture. Players must also be fast and agile; they must have speed and endurance. To best train the muscles needed for speed and agility, coaches should introduce strength training and conditioning into their training programs, and Training & Conditioning for Soccer is the perfect book to help coaches do exactly that.
First, the reader is introduced to the sport of soccer and the fundamentals of the game; physiological demands and training methodology needed to develop strength and power are part of the basics of training. Then, the following chapters cover the best training methods for developing game- and position-specific endurance. Included in these chapters are brief discussions of those more popular yet ineffective training methods used today, clarifying why the methods in this book are superior for training speed and agility in soccer players.
Finally, the reader is given examples of training models, including how to create their own models that will train their players in all aspects of the game. The reader will also find here example training plans for each physical ability that should be developed as well as the best strength training exercises to incorporate into soccer practice.
Written by Tudor Bompa, the creator of periodization training, Training & Conditioning for Soccer is the best guide for introducing strength training into soccer practice to develop faster and more agile players!
About the Author
Tudor O. Bompa, PhD, revolutionized many aspects of Western training methods when he introduced his groundbreaking theory of periodization in Romania in 1963. Dr. Bompa also applied his principle of periodization to the development of strength, speed, agility, and endurance. He has personally trained 11 Olympic medalists (four gold), has served as a training and planning consultant to eight other Olympic and world champions, and as an adviser to coaches and athletes worldwide.
Dr. Bompa is professor emeritus at York University, Toronto, where he has taught courses in training theories. His books on periodization and training methods have been translated into 26 languages and used in more than 160 countries for training athletes and educating and certifying coaches. He has been invited to speak in 46 countries and has been awarded certificates of honor and appreciation from national Olympic committees, ministries of education, and sporting organizations of 31 countries. Dr. Bompa has also been awarded with the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Polytechnique University of Timisoara, Romania (2017), and NACA, Alvin Roy for Career Achievements (Las Vegas, 2014).
