Courtesy of Soccerexpert.com
Should Soccer Players Warm Up and Cool Down for Practices?
Soccer players of all ages should warm up before EVERY soccer event and cool down after EVERY soccer event. The number one reason revolves around reducing the likelihood of a soccer related injury. Although warming up is often overlooked by coaches of younger players, a good warm up and cool down should become part of a teams routine.
Showing posts with label dynamic Stretching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dynamic Stretching. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Dynamic Stretching vs. Static Stretching
Look around the grounds at training and games - some coaches start with Static Streching activites, others go striaght into what can be called Dynamic Stretching in the form of game related ball activities. In the Premier League you see more of Dynamic than the Static.
At the end of the game, if the Coaches take the trouble to conduct a post game activity (Cool Down /Recovery) you see the Static Stretching.
The purpose is obvious - to prepare players for the game or training ahead, then assist them recovering following a game or training. The Coach's focus is straigthforward - what does it best, what form should it take, get it organised and make sure the players do it?
Everything changes as knowledge growas, so keep yourself up to date and bring it into your team where you are able to do so.
Here is some useful information from elitesoccerconditioning.com at: http://www.elitesoccerconditioning.com/Stretching-Flexibility/DynamicStretchingvsStaticStretching.htm
"As coaches and trainers we will perform anything from plyometrics to sprinting to reduce injury and increase performance. The real question is whether the type of stretching we chose to perform before activity will have an affect on the performance and injury levels of our athletes. "
At the end of the game, if the Coaches take the trouble to conduct a post game activity (Cool Down /Recovery) you see the Static Stretching.
The purpose is obvious - to prepare players for the game or training ahead, then assist them recovering following a game or training. The Coach's focus is straigthforward - what does it best, what form should it take, get it organised and make sure the players do it?
Everything changes as knowledge growas, so keep yourself up to date and bring it into your team where you are able to do so.
Here is some useful information from elitesoccerconditioning.com at: http://www.elitesoccerconditioning.com/Stretching-Flexibility/DynamicStretchingvsStaticStretching.htm
"As coaches and trainers we will perform anything from plyometrics to sprinting to reduce injury and increase performance. The real question is whether the type of stretching we chose to perform before activity will have an affect on the performance and injury levels of our athletes. "
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