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This article has been perceived as too controversial.

We apologize to anyone who was offended by its nature. Furthermore, although no names or teams were disclosed, we apologize for the comment of a particular player lacking effort or otherwise perceived as "lazy." Our intent was not to publicly criticize, embarrass or label any one player, but we see how this may have been taken that way. Many teams face situations where its players are on different levels, whether it be talent, aggressiveness or effort. The beautiful thing about youth soccer is that, as players continue to develop, these levels can change and you can have a totally different player a few seasons down the road. Coaches and parents both must be careful not to label players at a young age.

Again, our intent was to give an opinion, and only as to who do we think should pay for an academy program, when to pay for an academy program and how to choose an academy program.

If you wish to read this entire article please email us at info.soccerskilz@gmail.com.


 We do not see anything wrong with academies charging fees and offering a higher level of coaching and developing programs than the free clubs do. In fact the academy programs were created to do just that and be selective about which players they accept. They were supposed to accept players of an advance playing level and skills and were supposed to be the stepping-stone to a college showcase program or even the professional levels. It used to be impressive that a player played for an academy team. In General I do not think that applies any longer. There are still academy programs throughout the country that have high standards and offer a higher level of training and do not compromise their standards for the old mighty dollar.

So how does a parent know if they should pay for an academy program, and if so which academy program should they choose? In my opinion it’s simple. If your child is not playing at a premier level free club team and is not excelling at that team you will be wasting your money. As far as which academy program to choose from, do your research. Do not get impressed my fancy training gear, training grounds or coaches with accents. Look for the academy’s record on that particular age group as well as the coach’s record. Meet with that particular coach and speak with him. Just because he is a great coach with a proven record it does not mean he will be a good fit for your child. Great coaches do not always mesh with players and that is why you see changes at the professional levels. You have every right to interview the academy just like they try to interview you and make it look like you are so privileged to be accepted by them. Remember, it is your money you are spending. 



View more photos and videos of non academy training with futworks here


 
 

How Can Nutrition And Rest Habits Effect Your Youth Soccer Player

Most players and their parents at the youth level of soccer do not really pay great attention to the proper nutrition, rest and recovery habits, as well as their effects and consequences.

A very small detail but yet so important to the youth soccer player, is the sleeping habits and activity over load. 
Therefore going to bed late cuts down on that very important rest time.

Body needs to rest to allow it to recover and grow
Mind needs to rest to take in everything and process it to memory. 

Your Brain Needs Zzzzzs
Not only is sleep necessary for your body, it's important for your brain, too. Though no one is exactly sure what work the brain does when you're asleep, some scientists think that the brain sorts through and stores information, replaces chemicals, and solves problems while you snooze.


Most kids between 5 and 12 get about 9.5 hours a night, but experts agree that most need 10 or 11 hours each night. Sleep is an individual thing and some kids need more than others.

When your body doesn't have enough hours to rest, you may feel tired or cranky, or you may be unable to think clearly.


School counselors across the country are reporting that more and more students involved in extra-curricular activities are on “overload” and becoming stressed out.

EXAMPLE:

Summer Activities                                                                                                                      School Year Activities
Basketball practice at 9:00am                                                                                                Pre-School Basketball Shoot Around
Day Camp at 11:00                                                                                                                    School Activities 9:00-3:00
Swimming at 3:00                                                                                                                      Piano Lesson 3:30-4:30
Soccer at 5:00                                                                                                                             Soccer 5:00
Hip Hop at 8:00                                                                                                                             Homework 7:30

I challenge many of the parents to take a good look at the lives of our children. We all know a kid like this: the one who gets off the school bus and goes straight to soccer practice, eats a take-out dinner in the car on the way to Scouts or chess, and gets back home just in time to fall into bed at 10PM. 


Where is the downtime? The time just to hang with friends, or read for pleasure, or ride a bike? The time to play with neighborhood friends or draw on the sidewalk with chalk?

I see so many kids coming to practice tired, yawning, lucking of energy. I always ask my players to give me 100% effort when they are practicing or playing. I do not care as much about mistakes as for them to give effort. I always wonder why players although they are on the field no more than 10 minutes, or just arrived for a morning soccer match they seem to luck energy, focus and just in general do not seem that they want to be there. When asked most of the time it is 
because of a late night or other activities prior to coming to practice or game.

Here are some Nutritional Guidelines and a sample out of state diet/rest plan

Out-of-Town Tournaments

1. All players will be instructed by their coaches and athletic trainers concerning the importance of nutrition before each tournament.
2. Players will be required to attend all scheduled meals.
3. Teams will be responsible for following and supervising the nutritional guidelines of the club.
4. Parents/players are responsible for the availability of food/fluids for each team.
5. All teams are required to have sufficient Gatorade, water, ice, and snacks in each of the player’s rooms during the tournament.
6. All teams are required to provide sufficient Gatorade, water, ice, and snacks at each game for pre-game, in- game, and post- game nourishment.
7. Managers will be responsible for the designation of access to the aforementioned at games.
8. No sodas or carbonated drinks are allowed prior to and during the tournament. Water will be served at all meals.
9. Breakfast should be eaten daily. If your game is early a light breakfast should be consumed with plenty of fluids
10. Pre-game meals should be planned 3-4 hours prior to the beginning of each game. If not possible, nutritious snacks and plenty of fluid should be provided.
11. Post-games snacks should be available to each player at the conclusion of each game on the field or in the vans returning from the game. 
                   Post- game nutrition should include the immediate snack/Gatorade (within one hour of the game) followed by a larger meal later after the return to the hotel.
12. Players should hydrate at all times during the tournament. Urine color should appear clear (not dark yellow) upon waking in the morning, before the game, 
                   and before going to bed. This is a simple way of acknowledging proper hydration.

SOCCER DIET – Pre/Post Game Meals

Introduction 

Soccer players are continuously looking for ways to improve his or her performance, 
increasing the body’s maximum potential and forcing it to achieve championship form. 
Training leading up to a tournament is done with hard work and commitment on a daily basis. 
With the amount of effort and time spent in training comes and equally high energy 
consumption and that is where nutrition (fuel) will come in.

High energy can be obtained through a diet which is rich in carbohydrates. 
Carbohydrates are the main fuel and energy source of the body and the soccer player needs 
loads of them. It is equally important to consume the proper carbohydrates as outlined below. 

Protein is also very important to the soccer player diet as they help with recovery and muscle 
growth. Fats are important and essential to a healthy diet as long as they are consumed appropriately. 
A general rule is to consume 60% carbohydrates, 25% protein, and 15%fat in your diet. 
Fluid is very important and should be consumed before, during, and after every soccer event.

Pre-Game Meal 

The pre- game meal should be consumed 3-4 hours prior to a soccer game. 
Plenty of water/Gatorade should be available at the meal. The meal should be planned around 
individual likes and dislikes, thus a variety is essential. Carbohydrates with a low Glycemic Index (GI) 
should be consumed before the game to preserve energy stores and provide long lasting energy 
throughout the game. High GI foods should be consumed immediately before and during the game 
to provide for lost energy in during the first half of games. A list is provided below.

In-Game Nutrition 

Players should be provided with easily digested foods during the game and at half time. 
These include crackers, grapes, oranges, watermelon, rice crispy bars, trail mix, etc... 
Gatorade should be available at all games. Each player should drink 10-12 ounces 30 minutes 
prior to the game, 8-10 ounces of water before kick-off, and 10 ounces of Gatorade at half time. 
Water should be available to all players at anytime prior to, during, and after games. 
Light colored Gatorade (Tiger, Rain, etc.) instead of darker colors should be available for players 
as it is easier to digest.

Post-Game Snack 

Immediately following the game (within 30 min.), Gatorade/water should be available to players after games.
Light snacks should be provided if there is a game the next day or later in the day. 
This should include high carbohydrate and protein foods. Trail mix, rice crispy bars, watermelon, 
other fruits, crackers, and of course small sandwiches with perferably wheat or grain bread.
The post game snack should be provided immediately as this is when the player’s glycogen stores 
are wide open and able to consume the most for the next match. One to two hours after this event 
lessens and the player is not able to consume as much food. The post game meal should contain a 
good balance of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Calories are important and should be consumed at the 
rate of 2500/3000 per day. Older teams can consume more; younger teams may consume less depending
on the weight of the individual.

GI Foods List 
LOW GI FOODS MED/HIGH GI FOODS
Spaghetti 
Graham Crackers
Pasta 
Peanut butter crackers
Oatmeal 
Corn chips
Cereals 
Honey
Rice 
Watermelon
Oranges 
Pretzels
Grapes 
Chips
Pear Dates
Apples 
Baked potatoes
Sweetened yogurt 
Rice Cakes
Fat Free milk 
Cheerios
Green Beans 
Waffles/pancakes
Nuts Bagels/muffins
Grapefruit 
Bread
Dried Fruit 
Cream of wheat
Avocado 
Fruit roll ups
Peanuts 
Mashed potatoes
Green peas 
Cheese pizza
All Bran 
Bananas
Popcorn 
Ice Cream
Banana Bread 
Pita Bread
Broccoli 
Raisins
Cauliflower 
Trail mix
Mushrooms 
Juice box
Wheat tortilla 
Fig Newton’s
Pineapple
 
 
 When coaching kids soccer, one quickly realizes how it can be difficult, because young soccer players seem to always be wandering in a different direction! How can a coach keep his/her players’ attentions and keep control of their practices? By mixing up activities and using as many senses as possible, a coach can give players an outlet for their energy while still teaching them. By keeping lessons short and focused, a coach also encourages players to pay attention before being let loose. 

Mix it Up  In my youth coaching career I have seen coaches be all fired up and full of creativity after they first get their coaching licenses but soon they fall pray to the weekly training boredom blues. A lot of coaches show up at the field, sometimes late because of their daily routines, not properly prepared with a coaching session plan for the day. They try to wing a training session and at times forget that their key subjects are youth soccer players that they might have had a long day at school and might want a bit of release of energy in the soccer pitch. Coaching kids soccer requires one to be innovative and always engaging and mostly to be always using their creativity and imagination. Kids do not stay focused for long, so coaches must constantly invent new ideas, games and techniques for keeping their young soccer players excited about participating in soccer and learning. To do this, I personally have had plenty of wacky, creative ideas from time to time…crazy hat day, golf soccer, hula soccer, for the younger soccer players, daily player game creation and favorite exercise, or player run training session for the older ones…

Keep it Short  Coaches do not have much time with youth soccer players before their minds will begin to wander. To stretch out this time and get more undivided attention from young soccer players, coaches should work to involve players by asking them questions, asking them to repeat things just said, summarizing important lessons, and making the session interactive. 

Because of short attention spans, coaches should keep lessons concise and very focused. By encouraging players to pay attention to one lesson at a time, broken up by periods of physical activity and reviews of material covered earlier in the practice, coaches lengthen the amount of serious time they have with young athletes. 

Increase Interactivity When Coaching Kids Soccer Youth soccer players today are not as able to sit and absorb information as previous generations because of the readily available media streams. They are now able to process multiple inputs at once and often get bored or restless if they are simply listening to someone talk at them. To reach young soccer players on their level, I incorporate videotaping of training sessions, with the aid of a parent and then email all kids that training session with comments and remarks. Kids love to watch themselves and realize much better what the coach was talking about when they see themselves participate in that particular training session. Skills that were explained or mistakes and adjustments that were discussed in a training session, all of sudden become understood by watching the video playback.

Coaches should remember that any internet usage by young players needs to be heavily monitored by responsible adults to prevent athletes from wandering to inappropriate sites or accessing unapproved material. 

Those coaching kids soccer can also provide written material or charts for older athletes who can read and write. Charts could contain a list of what skills have been taught, when they were first introduced, and the coach’s assessment of how well the athletes perform that skill. For written material, coaches can pass out brief instructions about skills or a one-page review of what has been taught to that point in the season.

The use of different soccer aids that are fun and engaging is another great way to teach and improve their skills while holding their attention and always have them ask for more.

Lastly one of my least favorite methods of training is “LAPS”. I see kids running laps, either for warm up or cool down or for punishment. My philosophy is that soccer is a game or quick short sprints. Running nonstop for a prolonged period of time is called cross-country or long distance running. A soccer player’s heartbeat is different from the one of the long distance runner. Why not develop and strengthen that heartbeat with proper sport appropriate exercises. I have found some fun engaging videos of great ideas on these sites:


www.futworkz.com - www.soccertoplay.com

 
 
http://ibourl.com/sh2

Coaches look for many things during the soccer tryout, and it's not always about the skill and speed. Parents, tryouts are mainly for new kids that will like to join an existing program. If your kid is already a member of that particular program, the coach already knows what your kid can do. Because most soccer programs have tryouts annually, the coach has a chance to watch and evaluate your kid’s performance, focus, attention and development all year. If your kid has a great tryout but has been fooling around all year chances are he or she may not make the team.

Below are some more trips:

Think ahead and be prepared.

Be in good physical condition.

Prepare your skills to the best of your ability.

Make sure you have a ball that's the correct size for your age.

Wear your shin guards.

Make sure your shoes fit properly.

Keep yourself hydrated and make sure you have a nutritious snack about two hours before the soccer tryout.

Make sure you bring your own water.

Be on time. That means getting to the field with enough time to park the car, find the coaches and the field, and get signed in.

Make sure you are already dressed with your shin guards and shoes on before stepping on the field. Then, make sure that you're warmed up BEFORE the soccer tryout starts. Also, all long hair should be up and out of your face. Do not wear any necklaces, rings, earrings, toe rings or any other jewelry when you play soccer.

Introduce yourself to the coach. Don't let your mom or dad do it. Don't interrupt him if he's talking to someone else. Wait until he's done. It might be scary, but just walk up to the coach and say, "Hey, Coach. My name is Mia. Where do you want me?"

Be respectful. If the coach introduces himself as "Coach Niko," call him "Coach Niko" or just as "Coach." Coaches like it when you call them coach - especially if this is their first year. You should always use "sir" or "ma'am" when answering a direct question from the coach.

Don't mess around with your soccer ball while the coach is explaining things. Stand with the ball cradled between your elbow and your hip, or place it on the ground between your feet. If someone kicks or hits your ball away, let it go. You can retrieve it AFTER the coach is done talking.

Make eye contact with the coach. As he is talking to all the players that are there for the soccer tryout, keep your eyes on his face and eyes. Many of the other kids will be messing around, not paying attention. If you make eye contact with the coach, he will soon be talking directly to you. He might look around at all the other players, but he will come back to you. He'll know that you care about what he is saying and he'll see that you are paying attention. He will notice who you are.

Stay focused and remember why you are there. You are at the field for a soccer tryout. You are not there to hang out with your friends. You are not there to play tag, chase butterflies or due cartwheels in the grass. Mind your own business. Don't let the other players distract you.

When you line up to do drills, and if you know exactly what you are supposed to do, do not be afraid to go first. Coaches respect kids who are willing take the lead.

On the other hand, you don't have to be first all the time. If you don't go first in the drills, try to do it faster and better than the kids that do go first.

Throughout the soccer tryout, the coaches will give you opportunities to take water breaks. Be the first one back from the water break. Do not play around during water breaks.

Keep your shirt tucked in. You'll have to do it during games, so you might as well get used to it. Tucking in your shirt makes you look taller, more muscular and in better shape. Long, sagging shirts make you look dumpy. Wear your shorts how they were designed to be worn, with the waistband at the waist.

Don't whine and complain. A coach doesn't want to hear how hot it is or that Johnny is jabbing

you in the back.

He doesn't want to hear that you can't find your ball.

He knows you're thirsty; you don't have to keep reminding him.

He doesn't want to hear "I can't do it."

Don't tattle on the other players.

Don't ever excuse bad behavior on your part because "Johnny did it!"

When your soccer tryout is over, pay attention to what happens next.

Many times tryouts are conducted over several days.

Sometimes the coach will tell you right then if you made the team.

Sometimes they will notify you with an email or a phone call.

Make sure you gather up everything you brought to the field.

It's perfectly okay to say good-bye to the coach and even thank him.

Do not ask him if you made the team.

If you followed all of these Soccer Tryout Tips, he knows who you are.

The waiting to find out if you made the team can be excruciating.

The best way to handle that stress is to get outside and continue to work on your dribbling, juggling and shooting skills.

 If you followed all the Soccer Tryout Tips, the coach is going to love you.

But, if it doesn't work out for you this time, find yourself another team to tryout for, and keep working on those skills.

Even Michael Jordan didn't make the team the first time he tried out.

Here is the # 1 secret to making a soccer team or a soccer program tryout:
http://ibourl.com/sh2

 
 
To have a goalkeeper confident with his feet when you have play against high pressure teams is extremely important and a big advantage to your defense. 


Keeping possession has become the way to play football. Long ball football or Hollywood ball football, as otherwise known,  has become extremely unpopular and broadly unsuccessful. Every side wants to have possession of the ball for the majority of the game, and a key way to impose this on a side is by getting the goalkeeper to play short. Barcelona’s Victor Valdes is a master of it.

This is why improving footwork and agility in a goalkeeper has become as essential as having a GREAT touch with one's hands.

Watch How Victor Valdes' footwork skills help the team play from the back and develop play without giving up possession HERE


Swansea actually bought Michel Vorm to play in goal because he is so comfortable with the ball at his feet. ”For us it was then the case of looking to get in the right type of goalkeeper,” said Rodgers. “We needed one that was going to suit our style and Michel was one that was on our list. After looking at his style and his game I think his attributes suit us perfectly. He makes saves, which is important for a keeper. But for how we play, we like to build the game from behind, it is vital that the goalkeeper is comfortable with his feet…he is a player that not only does that but he controls the game well from behind and will help us construct the game from the back. He is very quick and very agile so he is similar to Victor Valdes at Barcelona.”  Watch a GREAT video about improving goalkeeping footwork HERE
 
 
I know that the youth level soccer teams are mostly coached by weekend warrior coaches. These are the gents or ladies that volunteer their time and effort to help

shape the kids on and off the pitch. Not an easy job given the amount of time most coaches have to train their teams or even the field time assigned to them by their clubs.

The development of young kids is a major part of coaching at the youth level, something that has been forgotten completely by coaches and not understood by a lot of parents! A lot of coaches see training as babysitting the kids for an hour. Not much emphasis is placed on proper technique, fundamentals, touches on the ball or even fitness. The kids show up kick the ball around for an hour and then go home. Then they are expected to show up for games and actually perform. Further more the kids get yelled at when they make mistakes. It brakes my heart when I see this from a lot of coaches, who although they mean well and want to help their town’s soccer league they are not really qualified to teach the game.

The F License has become a joke as people get it a lot of times just by showing up for 5 minutes in class and do not even participate in the 6 hour on-field training that is required. Let’s be honest here, the more a coach knows & the more time a team puts into training the better the results will be. There are a lot more elements to soccer than just kicking the ball. Kids must develop a good first touch on the ball, be able to use all surfaces of the foot, have agility, timing, and conditioning. Things like that are not going to be developed with once per week training session that is only kicking the ball around. Kids also need to practice all of their fundamentals at home so that the coach’s job becomes easier when the kids show up for training and at the same time he or she can spend more time on other parts of the game.

Take a look at this training to get a better picture of what I am talking about:

http://www.ibourl.com/ntn

 
 
The number one reason kids do anything is because it is FUN!

Everyone at any level including adults play sports because it is FUN! As we get older we tend to forget the fun element while we stress how important winning is and we adopt a win at all costs mentality. I guess it is our American culture that dictates, "nobody remembers second place". Notice, any pro athletes that give an interview after a game that they won; they always mention that the team had FUN! Teaching kids to have FUN while emphasizing fundamentals though FUN games it is a habit that will stay with them all their lives. That is the main reason why I love Brazilian style soccer. They play because it is fun, and it shows in the way they approach the game, the creativity on the pitch. Brazilian style training, although tough is full of FUN games emphasizing fundamentals, footwork and agility. The foundation of the body is your feet and if you are light, quick and durable on your feet you have an edge over the rest of the players. More and more trainers start training the kids at a young age, not only fundamentals but also how  to move their bodies and feet. I found this training system that I have been using with my U8 teams as well as U12 and U14 kids.

Fun has no age limits. http://www.soccertoplay.com/futworks.html

I plan on using this with everyone regardless how old they are. Hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. Remember a daily dose of FUN in everything we do not only puts a smile on our faces, it encourages to keep doing what we are doing deriving at better and quicker results.


 
 
Regardless of what you think the answer to the above question is, the truth may surprise you. Hundred’s of thousands of kids enjoy and play the sport of soccer across the USA, yet only 5,000 males are recruited to play soccer in college every year. The challenge to secure a soccer scholarship starts a lot earlier than any other sport. Playing for a club, academy or attending soccer camps that showcase the players to colleges is a must in today’s process for securing a soccer scholarship.

With over 1,200 men’s college soccer programs and over 1400 women’s programs securing a soccer scholarship is much harder than you would expect. Today’s college coaches are forced to divide their money and very rarely do they give full ride scholarships.

For women’s programs there are a maximum of 14 scholarships for a DI team, 9.9 for DII, 12 for NAIA programs and a fully funded NJCAA program has up to 18 scholarships per team.

Men’s soccer can offer 9.9 scholarships per team DI, 9 per team DII, 12 at the NAIA level and 18 scholarships per team for NJCAAA programs.

To be considered by college coaches for a soccer scholarship a player must play club or academy soccer and travel to a few tournaments per year. High school soccer does not get the same attention that club and academy play gets from college coaches. Perhaps all those years of high schools handing out their soccer coaching jobs to unqualified teachers has finally caught up with them. Please keep in mind that not all club teams and academies are equal and vary in circumstances. For example being part of the biggest name club or academy but hardly getting any playing time may not be as good as being a part of a smaller club or academy but getting much more playing time.

Lastly, constant improvement on fundamentals, footwork, agility, conditioning, speed and timing is an every day must for a young soccer prospect. With the hectic schedule soccer players endure sometimes the basics get away from them. Here is an easy fun solution that can be utilized anywhere. http://www.soccertoplay.com/futworks.html

 
 
Getting youth soccer players to work on increasing their footwork, agility, speed, timing and stamina often feels like an impossible challenge. I have evaluated numerous programs over time. All too frequently their results are just shy of painfully disappointing. 
The number one issue I always find with different programs is that they pretty much are all the same at the core. First of all the kids using a ball to work on their footwork, at the early stages are always miss- kicking the ball and have to constantly chase it. That cuts into the actual time they spend performing the actual task and sooner than later they get bored and tired of constantly retrieving the ball, resulting in performance and focus decline.
Another issue is that once they leave the training facility very few actually go home and practice. There is no real FUN motivation to practice at home. Kids rather play with their friends or video games. Until now!  Kids love to show their friends of their skills or something they can do better than their friends. Better yet, how about show their friends of a toy, something FUN that they have. FutPro can fit right in there. Kids will not only love training with it but also actually use it at home so that they can get better and then compete with their friends.

Off course all the time that they are spending having FUN with their friends and using the FutPro, they are actually touching the ball 1000s of times and increasing their footwork, agility, speed, timing and stamina. It is a win win situation for the coaches, trainers and players.

So my Tip for increasing footwork is to be able to have the kids do something FUN, competitive, be able to share it with their friends on and off the training facility. Something that they can see the results as they get better, just like a video game’s progress. Something they can enjoy doing without the coach’s/trainer’s supervision.

 Take a look at it  HERE


 

 
 
Everyday I that I train kids, various ages and skill levels, one thing that is always constant is their inability to sustain and focus on the tasks at hand. I have come to realize that although they love to play sports they cannot maintain non-stop playing for an extended time. They are always stopping, huffing and puffing. I remember when I was a young lad, say 8 or 9, you could not get me to stop or stand still. Today although kids are always fidgeting, not standing still or not focusing it is not because their high fitness energy level. It is mainly because of their diet. High on sugars, bad carbs, and preservatives. But given the task of actually maintaining a playing scenario of a prolong period of time, most of them cannot do it. Even the kids that their coaches have them doing laps before every practice and have developed a somewhat higher level of fitness; they cannot maintain a period of extended play with many different speeds and agility tasks.

In every sport developing speeds of quick 5-10 yards bursts is critical. These quick bursts or first steps can separate a player from beating a competitor to a lose ball, getting a rebound or making a strong defensive play. Developing a young player/athlete to have quicker
footwork, timing, speed, agility, stamina and power to move in small places will not only help them to become a better athlete but also prevent injuries. Another area in youth sports that is greatly overlooked. We tend to think that they are kids, they are young, and they do not any of this. In actuality developing healthy habits is a must at all ages.

So how do we start with accomplishing this developmental task? Simple, yet not known by many: Increasing speed is as simple as training an athlete to minimize their contact with the ground. It makes sense right? The less time you spend touching the ground the faster you will move. Simple theory applied by sprinters. When doing agility training the lighter and faster an athlete is on his/her feet the quicker they will accomplish the given task. Doing repetitive jumping drills may seem pointless, but what they are doing is teaching the
athlete to spend less time with their feet on the ground.

Doing an agility session and building it into sprint work, the athlete’s muscle memory takes over and they begin to apply what they learned in the leaping tasks, therefore creating a quicker first step.
Coordination and balance are always part of the mix. As I said earlier there are kids that may have a higher fitness level but their coordination and balance is lacking, making it harder to perform on the field.

Here are some other things that I do on my trainings that you should consider:

Injury Prevention

Developing strength

Speed Agility And Conditioning

Building Confidence

Being More Powerful In Your Sport

Developing A Faster First Step

Being Able To Jump Higher

Perfecting Techniques Through FUN Quality Repetitions

Read more and watch videos HERE