Football Training & Coaching Program I

Football is played in two main forms, firstly as a 90 minute game with a 15 minute half time rest period, or a more explosive 5 aside game. Being a sport that is constantly on the go, your fitness level and strength plays an important part in your game, however a high skill level on the ball and good knowledge of the game are also essential.

Therefore, football training and football caoching need to be helping to target the right muscles for fitness. Football is a sport that requires a multitude of athletic abilities, aim to make improvements in the following to improve your game :

• Explosive acceleration and fast sprinting speed
• Muscular endurance and strength in the lower body
• Muscular balance and high levels of neuromuscular co-ordination
• Body awareness and agility, the ability to know where your body is, and be able to move it
• Discipline to take orders and decisions, as well as putting the team first
• Good flexibility to avoid injury, football players are prone to poor hamstring flexibility
• Correct balance between your quadriceps and hamstrings, as well as strength imbalances between your left and right leg