Kids can start soccer training from a very early age these days. While it is very important for children to be active and participate regularly in sports, it is equally important for children not to over do it. The hard thing is determining how much is too much for our kids. The incentives for children to do well in soccer are getting increasingly larger.

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Total soccer fitness is the only way to move ahead in the sport, all the skill in the world will not help if your team is unable to run up and down the field for ninety minutes without feeling short of breath. As a soccer coach, I am a very big believer in my players being fit. They need to work extremely hard pre season and then taper off when the season commences. A good soccer fitness program will prepare any player for the stresses and strains that a game can produce and allow them to be able to perform at their very best level.

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Should your child be lifting weights to improve their strength for soccer? As a soccer coach, have you incorporated a soccer weight training program into your overall training program for the team? If you have, is it being properly supervised? There has been a lot of comment and discussion regarding resistance training for younger players. Some have said that it will lead to injury, others have said that it will damage the childs bone development. If done incorrectly, yes, these things may occur. Read on to find out what type of program you should put in place for the youth soccer player.

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If you have been coaching youth soccer for a while, you would have realized by now the importance speed plays in the game, however were you aware that there are three elements of soccer speed that a good player should demonstrate to further his development in this great game. When you think of soccer speed, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the ability to run fast and get to the ball first. This is essential, however this is only one of the three crucial elements that are required. The other two elements are…

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Fitness training for soccer is crucial to the development of the player. Only those players that are physical fit can involve themselves in the game of soccer. At what age should soccer fitness training start and as a soccer coach, what kind of training should you incorporate into your overall soccer fitness program for your team?

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