Pre-season soccer fitness

Summer has just begun and my pre-season soccer fitness training has already started.

I thought I was pretty fit until I took a soccer fitness test, and found I need to work on my endurance and stamina.

Working on speed and agility has made me stronger and improved my explosiveness on the pitch. But as soon as I miss a couple of days of training, I can feel the difference in my fitness levels.

It’s really wierd. [Read more...]

What’s Asian Soccer Star got to do with basketball?

Really what has Asian soccer star got to do with basketball?

I was wondering that myself until it was explained to me.

I love soccer but I also love to play other ball games like basketball, tennis and even cricket; and i’m pretty good at them too. But after soccer, I really, really love basketball and thought that playing basketball might interfere with my soccer training.

I also thought that I might get distracted from achieving my dream of becoming an Asian soccer star and playing professional soccer. But here’s the really cool thing.

Basketball helps with my soccer. I found out that if you keep doing the same training day after day your body gets used to it and after a while you don’t get much benefit. So you have to push your body further and further. [Read more...]

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