Complete Conditioning for Soccer

by Ryan Alexander, Brad Guzan (Foreword by)

Overview

The future of soccer conditioning has arrived.

With content ranging from how to properly develop speed, strength, power, and agility in players at all levels to unique position-specific training guidelines and detailed return-to-play protocols, Complete Conditioning for Soccer is a real game changer.

Training protocols and progressions, complete with schematics of on-field conditioning drills, guide conditioning for players from youth to professional levels. Field players of every position will increase strength to dribble through traffic. Forwards will pack more power into shots on goal. Central midfielders will improve quickness and agility to find open passing lanes and evade opponents. Goalkeepers will develop the explosiveness to cover the width of the goal to make that save.

Emphasizing player movement and conditioning needs for the long term, you will learn the positional and seasonal demands that directly impact player development and performance and discover the significant differences between playing styles, positions, levels of play, and genders.

To keep players game-ready, you’ll find detailed information on avoiding some of the most common soccer injuries as well as step-by-step, position-specific training protocols for players returning from injury.

Written by Ryan Alexander, the director of sports science for Atlanta United Football Club (MLS), Complete Conditioning for Soccer takes the process of physical preparation for soccer to a whole new level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492594338
Publisher:	Human Kinetics Publishers
Publication date:	06/04/2020
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	637,939
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ryan Alexander, PhD, CSCS, is the director of sports science for Atlanta United Football Club (MLS). Prior to this, he worked at the U.S. Soccer Federation, serving as a sports scientist for the U.S. men’s national team and as a physiologist for the U.S. women’s and youth national teams. He also worked as a strength coach, sports scientist, and goalkeeper coach at the Olympic Training Center and at East Tennessee State University.

Alexander’s extensive background in soccer includes work as an assistant coach at Barry University in Florida where he received his master’s degree. He received his doctorate in sport physiology and performance from East Tennessee State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword vi

Preface vii

Chapter 1 Physical Demands of Soccer 1

Chapter 2 Fitness Assessment and Evaluation 25

Chapter 3 Conditioning for Soccer 47

Chapter 4 Strength Training 71

Chapter 5 Power Development 103

Chapter 6 Speed and Agility 127

Chapter 7 Match and Training Preparation 153

Chapter 8 Periodization and Programming 161

Chapter 9 Recovery 183

Chapter 10 Injury Prevention, Injury Management, and Return to Play 199

References 225

Index 229

About the Author 237

Earn Continuing Education Credits/Units 240