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Sore Knees? Here’s How to Fix Knee Pain

Due to the nature of the sport, soccer players tend to have a high risk of knee injuries, but by including certain exercises you can help prevent these injuries, or speed up recovery post-injury. I had to learn this the hard way… Back in 2004 I was taking Judo lessons in my quest to become… Continue reading Sore Knees? Here’s How to Fix Knee Pain

Fundamental Rules to Play Kids Soccer

There are several rules associated with kid’s soccer which are a must-know for every parent, coach, and child who needs to develop talent and play professional levels in future. This means that your child should join a recognized team if he needs to understand the fundamentals of the game. Further, for him to learn to… Continue reading Fundamental Rules to Play Kids Soccer

Mobile Apps in a New Era of Soccer Coaching

How Smartphone Apps Are Ushering in a New Era of Soccer Coaching Apple announced midway through 2012, that there had been over 40 billion apps downloaded worldwide. And what with the increase in smartphone usage worldwide, more and more people are using apps to help them problem solve daily. The application of such platforms has… Continue reading Mobile Apps in a New Era of Soccer Coaching

Top 5 Soccer Skills Players Need

To become a well-rounded athlete takes a number of important elements: fitness, conditioning, speed, athleticism, and a winning attitude. But arguably the most important attribute for becoming a great soccer athlete is technique and skill development. It was once said that to become a master, one must become a master of the basics. Well, these… Continue reading Top 5 Soccer Skills Players Need

Proper Nutrition Helps Soccer Players Blast Through 2nd-Half Slump

Research suggests soccer players need better nutrition Despite soccer being the most popular sport in the world, there has been little scientific research related to the nutritional needs of soccer players.  Thankfully more studies are now being conducted, and the more recent research indicates that soccer athletes need to follow similar nutrition guidelines to marathon runners.  At first… Continue reading Proper Nutrition Helps Soccer Players Blast Through 2nd-Half Slump

Final Pistol Squat Progression

Well, I was finally successful in performing several full range pistol squats! There is still some weakness and instability in my right knee, but this has improved significantly over the course of these exercise progressions during the last few weeks. Here are the final two tutorials demonstrating my last training progression, and then performance of… Continue reading Final Pistol Squat Progression

How to Perform Assisted Pistol Squats

In the last couple of blog posts I introduced and discussed exercise progressions for a single leg exercise called the Pistol Squat. If you missed them, check out those previous posts here: => Pursuit of Pistols Part 1 => Pursuit of Pistols Part 2 In this episode I will show you 2 more progressions towards performing… Continue reading How to Perform Assisted Pistol Squats

Another Pistol Squat Progression – Side Step Ups

I hope you found my last post on the Pistol Squat interesting, and have decided to take on the challenge to master this difficult yet rewarding exercise. Last time I introduced some basic exercises you can do to prepare your body before beginning this series of training progressions, and then I shared a video demonstration… Continue reading Another Pistol Squat Progression – Side Step Ups

Develop Lower Body Strength and Stability with this Exercise

All soccer athletes can benefit from improving their lower body strength and stability.  This will improve performance as well as help prevent common injuries, such as ankle sprains and hamstring strains.  One very challenging yet very effective exercise for lower body development is the single leg Pistol Squat. I myself have never been able to perform… Continue reading Develop Lower Body Strength and Stability with this Exercise