no23
July 20, 2010, 12:43am
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GPP in soccer is overrated, is it necessary?
season: about 10 months, with a little break on december (in Italy)
A real GPP, would be a progressive introduction to the typical soccer week.
Or, as suggest a my friend, a “tournè” around the world, where the team play a lot of games.
Then, many soccer players pass from champion to medium for inadeguate physical preparation (many coach have no idea about the real soccer performance model) and low level, often crazy, recovery strategies.
(in example, some physical coaches at high level, during GPP, work every day with 10-15x 1000 m with short recovery and terrible gym work…argh!)
Soccer trend is toward specific training with ball on the field…gym is overrated and often not so well organizated.
Charlie’s approach is around the sunday game necessity, the best way to see soccer…
IMO the problem with GPP in soccer is the ‘G’
For players who have no off season worth talking about the ‘GPP’ is the only time to actually correct and improve the player specifically - NOT in a general sense.
Sadly it is generally resigned to performing generic training - or in most cases in bigger clubs it is about Tours to Asia or the US.