This video by 7mlc is a workout in its own. Work those muscle fibres in different directions in order to become stronger and more explosive. Football players need to be able to sprint short distances and change direction really quickly. This kind of exercises helps you improve the ability to accelerate and decelerate quickly. 1:49…
Juggling develops concentration, coordination and helps with keeping a good posture. Moreover, juggling is a great way to improve your ball skills. The table below contains different juggling levels up to level 20. Start with level 1 and then move up to the next level. Check out this YouTube playlist of my son juggling up…
Needless to say that the right mindset is very important for performance in a football match. In his book Soccer Tough, Dan Abrahams sums up simple sports psychology principles. He explains how elite football players think to improve their game. One of the core concepts from this book is the 3 F’s: Focus, Fun &…
Sprint a lot! And you will get faster (no-brainer ;-)). 10x 20m sprint + 10x 50m sprint => 2x per week Technique: Lean forward Keep head down through acceleration phase, then chest & face come up Push the ground behind you Pump your arms Drive knees up & forward When changing direction: stay low Push yourself…
Pylometrics: jump in a slight angle, alternating feet. 2-legged & 1-legged. Pump your arms as you hop. Also: broad jumps. Swing both arms & jump forward as far as you can. Explosive movement: over the ball jumps. Wall drive. Box jumps: 1 foot on a higher surface, drive up & extend. Squat jumps. Resistance training:…
High pressure is very popular and an important part of modern football tactics. You see it a lot in youth football and futsal. A physically stronger and faster youth team can sometimes be “overly succesful” and completely suffocate their opponent with well agressively executed high pressure. The team that’s unable to get out of high…
What’s the most important thing in a soccer match? You might think it’s scoring goals, but that’s not it. The most important thing in a soccer match is the next action. As a player, before you receive a pass, you should already know what you’re going to do with it before the ball arrives at…
I can imagine that not too many parents would be happy with a kid running around the house kicking a (soft) soccer ball. The phenomenon I talk about here is known as “houseball“, a term that comes from the book about the life of Neymar da Silva Santor Junior (https://www.bol.com/nl/p/het-geweldige-verhaal-van-neymar/9200000085027643/). As a kid, Neymar Jr.…
