LC Soccer Training Clip

[no23]

@sprinterouge

Do you work with a soccer team? I have not understood it, yet, forgive me.

Yes - Asst. S&C coach & Scientific Advisor

I have also done some work in Rugby too.

[no23]

@TopCat

Well they certainly under perform!

Well yes - however - a lot of things/politics in the dressing room have been the problem this season.

[no23]

@sprinterouge

My opinion is that from a certain point of the season on, the need for aerobic training is quite diminished. So much that the elimination of the “unspecific” aerobic training from day 1 would be just another approach as doing it all season long, probably both no being optimal. I have almost eliminated aerobic training in the past and team needed a few months before getting in shape by specific work only. Been there, done that.

So I don’t think we disgaree on that?

@sprinterouge

a) Can you be more specific about what they do?

Well not really - the usual drills, small sided games, tactics etc. etc

@sprinterouge

b) Do they always train in the morning and the afternoon?

No rarely - perhaps once a week they will train twice a day.

@sprinterouge

Professional teams in Italy only work twice a day once or twice a week.

I would suspect that is correct.

I know only a little about Italian training but I’ve no idea about the specifics of Italian training.

@sprinterouge

Such as…

Such as ‘The usual soccer overuse injuries …’

@sprinterouge

With athletes of such aerobic level I doubt that strength training has any significant impact on aerobic capacity.

Perhaps - but it has a far greater impact on performance on the soccer field than more aerobic training.

@sprinterouge

Why not in your opinion?

Well why do it?
Why try and train harder with HR as the defining element?

[iamilligan]

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