Soccer Fitness Training

How to Give Young Soccer Players The Very Best Chance to Reach Their Full Potential... And Enjoy a Happy, Healthy Career

Are You a Soccer Coach or Parent?
Learn Why Athletic Development is JUST as Important as Practicing Technique...

And Why Neglecting This Area is a Grave Mistake

It's a controversial topic isn't it -- fitness training for juniors and youths. After all... the formative years should be about skill and technical development right? No time for fitness. They can worry about that when they're older.

And then there's the scare stories... like "strength training in juniors can stunt their growth" or "too much running will cause stress-related injuries in growing bones".

Yep, it's easier to conclude that children are naturally fit -- that it's best to leave well alone and not take any undue risks.

But there's a BIG problem with these misguided beliefs...

Soccer, at any age is a physical game. It involves running. It involves twisting and turning. It involves jumping and kicking and tackling. And as young players mature, the stresses and strains of the competitive environment become greater and greater.

Not only can conditioning for juniors and youths be perfectly safe, done correctly it's the best way to prevent injury and set up a long, successful career.

In fact, what I hope to show you is that if you fail to take the same structured approach to a youngster's athletic development, as you do to their technical development, they may be plagued by nagging, recurrent injuries and become disillusioned with sport.

Of course, you probably already know how to address the unique needs of young players when it comes to learning skill and technique. There are guidelines and advice aplenty in the many hundreds of soccer coaching books and resources. You have to know these "coaching rules" inside out if you want to get formally qualified.

They are NOT mini adults. You can't simply take an adult's training plan and water it down. Unfortunately, the coaching books that do touch on fitness for soccer nearly always focus on adults (or over 16's)... and even then it's usually just an afterthought.

It's little wonder that most coaches avoid planning a conditioning program for their junior players!

But here's an incentive: the very small minority of young athletes who are fortunate enough to be given a well-planned, long-term conditioning program often go on to excel in sport. They reach a higher peak. They stay injury free and foster character traits of discipline and confidence that will stand then in good stead for the rest of their lives.

A little over two years ago I wrote Total Soccer Fitness -- a comprehensive conditioning system that blends proven sports science with practical drills to produce super-fit soccer players. And do you know what question I've been asked more than any other since it's release?

"Is Total Soccer Fitness suitable for junior players?"

And my answer (until now) has always been no.

Like the vast majority of fitness and conditioning resources, Total Soccer Fitness was written entirely with adults in mind. But you can't simply tweak its programs and sessions for your team of 11 and 12 year olds. Nor can many of principles be adopted by 15 and 16 year olds... even those who have developed early...

So I developed Total Soccer Fitness for Juniors. It's fastest way for coaches and parents to learn how to safely and effectively condition young soccer players...

The Definitive Guide to Soccer Conditioning in Players Aged 8 to 18

Total Soccer Fitness for Juniors arms you with heaps of powerful tools, including:

Conditioning programs, sessions and drills grouped in to three key age groups... pre-adolescents (8-11), adolescents (12-14) and post adolescents (15-18)

Why soccer conditioning for children is the polar opposite to conditioning in adults

The biggest and most dangerous mistake coaches make when they realize the effect conditioning can have on young player's performance

Why strength training is not only safe in children but how it can prolong their entire career

How to design resistance training programs for children as young as 8 right through to soccer-specific strength plans for young adults

The REAL causes of scare stories like stunted growth and damaged growth plates and how they can easily be avoided (don't worry, once you understand the rules you can't get it wrong accidentally!)

Complete sample strength programs including sets, repetitions and exercise images

Endurance training in children and youths and how certain drills may do more harm than good in pre-adolescents

The distances, time-periods and rest intervals young players must stick to in a training session

How to monitor objectively a player's level of fatigue and how to prevent potential injury and burnout ahead of time

Sample endurance circuits and obstacle course that can easily be incorporated into any coaching session

When to introduce anaerobic endurance training and why some coaching drills you complete already may do more harm than good

How to help junior players ingrain superb running technique and why it will affect the rest of their sporting career

The various types of speed training and which are suitable for which age group

Lots of speed, quickness and agility drills that are fun and that won't strain growing joints

Why speed is NOT just determined by genetics and how proper training can more than make up for a lack of natural sprinting ability

A sample warm up and cool down protocol for junior teams

The vital importance of flexibility training and why it can prevent many of the injuries associated with rapid growth spurts

Which types of stretching are suitable for soccer and for young players

A complete soccer stretching routine

Why stretching before a game may do more harm than good

Advice on participation in other sports and how it will affect their soccer career

Complete week-by-week programs for the pre-season for different age groups and different coaching scenarios

How to maintain fitness through the in-season and how young players should progress their fitness development

Everything in Total Soccer Fitness For Juniors is designed with a young player's unique needs in mind. And it's also designed so that coaches and parents can implement it's principles in the real world -- when time, equipment and resources are limited...

Ultimately, Total soccer Fitness For Juniors is not about soccer per se... it's about developing healthy, happy, all-round young athletes. Every child should be given the opportunity to follow their passion, and, should they opt for a sport other than soccer, you can rest easy knowing you have given them the best chance of success whatever their choice.

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