SPeed, Agility, and Quickness and FITNESS (Part III)

by Billy Elias September 16, 2010 Coach Development

S.A.Q. and FITNESS
Part III
ANAEROBIC LADDERS
Now that you’ve gotten a taste of what the anaerobic ladders can do for your team I wanted to give you two more basic exercises to do with your team. I’ve been using this fitness type of training for quite some time now and the results have been very positive. The [...]

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S.A.Q. and FITNESS (Part II)

by Billy Elias September 10, 2010 Coach Development

S.A.Q. and FITNESS
Part II
Before I give you the next several exercises, I wanted to remind you of several things. Always remember that any S.A.Q. exercise being used for fitness should first be mastered. The idea behind the following exercises is to not only develop anaerobic pathways, but minor aerobic pathways as well. We must likewise [...]

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Speed Agility and Quickness and FITNESS (Part I)

by Billy Elias September 4, 2010 Coach Development

S.A.Q. and FITNESS
Part I
CAN I and SHOULD I use S.A.Q. for fitness? The question is not easily answered. The ultimate answer is yes, there needs to be A SLOW PROGRESSION TO BUILDING FITNESS WITH YOUR TEAM. Anyone worth his or her weight in soccer training will tell you that below the age of puberty AEROBIC [...]

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SPEED, AGILITY, QUICKNESS and “SKILL DEVELOPMENT” Part III

by Billy Elias August 29, 2010 Coach Development

SPEED, AGILITY, AND QUICKNESS and
“SKILL DEVELOPMENT”
Part III (“STEPOVER/SET/ACCELERATE”)
In our final installment, we put the progression into practice with teaching players to do the Rivelino. This move is named after Roberto Rivelino a former Brazilian footballer, who played on their national team from 1965 – 1978. He is one of the best Brazilians to ever play [...]

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SPEED, AGILITY, QUICKNESS and “SKILL DEVELOPMENT” Part II

by Billy Elias August 25, 2010 Coach Development

SPEED, AGILITY, AND QUICKNESS and
“SKILL DEVELOPMENT” Part II
(Sit, Set, Accelerate)
The following installment is a great exercise for control, body management and shapes. It is based on our Rule of 90° angles that we teach all of our players.
Rule of 90°’s ™ Every joint in the body below the shoulder blade must be locked at one [...]

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SPEED, AGILITY, AND QUICKNESS and SKILL DEVELOPMENT “Part I”

by Billy Elias August 20, 2010 Coach Development

SPEED, AGILITY, AND QUICKNESS and
“SKILL DEVELOPMENT”
Part I
Here is where the rubber meets the road when it comes to Soccer Specific S.A.Q. We must realize, that firstly, top end speed means very little when it comes to soccer. Power, (driving for leverage and extension) doesn’t exist at all, and the constant start and stop (acceleration to [...]

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Developing Coordination with Youth Age Players – Part 4 “The Bonus”

by Billy Elias August 17, 2010 Player Development

COORDINATED WARM UP WITH THE BALL
Over the past three articles, we’ve talked a lot about global coordination, and its importance for players. I’ve laid out some ladder drills, and several great warm up global coordination exercises for your team.
In Part IV I am going to give you several ball exercises and one more ladder drill [...]

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Developing Coordination with Youth Age Players – Part 3 of 3 “The Cut”

by Billy Elias May 11, 2010 Player Development

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Part III (The Cut)
WARM UP EXERCISE
Exercise #4 Hip/Shoulders/Clap – This is a great exercise for all types of coordination. It involves a lower body movement performing a specific skill, while the upper body is performing a very coordinated skill. Begin with the players moving the [...]

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