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Soccer Fitness for Children and Families

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Below are my latest articles. I've abbreviated them so you can scan down the list and choose the ones that interest you the most. Click on the links for the full article.

The Need For Speed
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 5:04pm
Soccer is a game of quickness.  It’s that first two to three steps that separate the good players from the great, and the goals from the “it was SO close”. I don’t see teams practice quickness and they should.  It is so important. There are two aspects of being quick. The first, is the mental aspect.  Knowing when and how to [...]

Why Teach Running?
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 5:03pm
Imagine a typical youth soccer game… The kids are running up and down the field, playing their hearts out.  It’s a close game and one player has a chance to score the winning goal. The parents and coaches are going wild. They yell, “GO! Go! Run, Run, Run”. The kid is doing her best… and then is reeled in and caught by [...]

Fitness For the Beginning Soccer Player
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 5:02pm
When kids get started in soccer they are usually six to eight years old. Even at this age, there are wide differences in ability. Some kids come with a lot of natural talent. Some come with great athletic abilities. Most are in the middle of the pack. As the kids get older, soccer gets more competitive.  The best kids go [...]

Breathing and Running
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 5:01pm
A lot of kids that have running problems have them because they don’t breath correctly when they run. This is especially true for overweight kids that don’t get to run around a lot. The biggest mistakes I see are: 1)  Shallow inhale 2) Not exhaling enough 3) Holding their breath A good way to work on breathing correctly with kids of any age [...]

How To Improve Foot Speed
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 5:00pm
I was watching a video clip of highlights from a professional tournament the other day.  It’s fun to do isn’t it? The camera angle focused on the feet of the players as they dribbled around their opponent. The feet would barely touch the ground, tap the ball one way, roll it another, and when the defender’s legs were tied up in [...]

Running Easy
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 4:57pm
I took a guitar lesson the other day. Now, I’m a pretty good guitar player. I’ve played for quite a few years and know my way around the fret board. But I’ve never been able to play fast. I know the techniques and I know the tricks. But I never could figure out what I was doing wrong. My instructor talked [...]

How To Build a House or an Athlete
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 4:56pm
When it comes to building a house, what is the first thing the architect checks? It’s the ground, isn’t it? No matter how beautiful or well designed the house, if ground isn’t ready then the house isn’t going to stand up very well. And so it is with building an athlete. If an athlete doesn’t have the fundamental athletic skills there could be [...]

Keep The Knees Bent
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 4:55pm
I was watching the Lakers/Spurs game the other night. The speed, agility and coordination of those athletes is amazing, isn’t it? One thing I noticed was that most of the players had their knees bent all the time. And they were bent a lot. Probably close to 135 degrees or more. They were bent when they were on defense. They were bent when [...]

Why Fitness For Soccer?
by Ron
22 Jun 2008 at 12:32pm
Do you want to learn to run faster, get in better shape for your soccer game? Perhaps you’re a parent looking to help your child’s fitness or skills. Maybe you’re a coach looking to develop your skills and the skills of your players. Either way, this site is for you. While geared towards the younger and less experienced athletes, there will be a [...]

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