Soccer
Girls vs. Boys Soccer: Should They Train Differently?
In my many years of soccer coaching experience, I've come to this conclusion: girls need to be happy to play well, while boys need to play well to be happy. [...]
Preventing Soccer-Related Groin Injuries
If you play soccer, your risk of groin injury is relatively high, as studies show that more than half of all soccer players injure this area during their lifetime. This [...]
Soccer Dribbling Drills to Help You Beat More Defenders on the Pitch
Scoring goals is at the heart of "the beautiful game," but beating defenders in soccer is what makes the crowd rise up out of their seats. They're also the moments [...]
What Soccer Players Need for Physical and Mental Programming During COVID-19
You wake up disoriented. You wonder what you should do. You do not know where to begin. Should it be stillness? Should it be schoolwork? Should it be fitness training? [...]
How the Slow, Small Kid Can Still Become an Elite Soccer Player
Big, strong and fast. Those are the traits that dominate youth soccer in America. If you don't have them, there's a good chance you'll get overlooked. Despite all the lip [...]
Liverpool’s Assistant Manager Reveals Their ‘Secret of Training’
Liverpool looks unstoppable. We're now beyond the halfway mark of the Premier League season and Jürgen Klopp’s club has still yet to suffer defeat. They’ve drawn only once, capturing an [...]
Who is Adama Traoré? Meet the Juggernaut of the Premier League
I don’t watch much soccer. Adama Traoré may change that. If an F5 tornado hit a protein bar factory and learned to shoot and dribble, you may have something approaching [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo Jumped Like Michael Jordan on His Latest Wonder-Goal
Age can’t slow down Cristiano Ronaldo. The Juventus star, who will turn 35 in February, recently scored one of the most athletic goals of his career during a 2-1 victory [...]
My Favorite Speed Drills for Soccer Players
"What is the answer to speed development?" Soccer players, soccer parents and soccer coaches, alike, often ponder this question. In one corner, you have the coach who says running nothing [...]
8 Mistakes I Made Training Youth Athletes (And What I Did to Fix Them)
When I graduated from college, I was looking forward to moving back home and becoming an assistant soccer coach with my high school program. I was just starting my journey [...]
