In less than 24 hours I have to eat my words. I was wrong. Yesterday, in a post titled “First Shoe Drops”, I expressed skepticism that the US vote for FIFA President would be cast against the incumbent, Sepp Blatter. I wrongly assumed that Sunil Gulati, President of the US Federation [USSF] would … [Read more...] about Courageous Act [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
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First Shoe Drops [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
The overnight news was stunning. In an early morning raid at a fancy hotel in Zurich, Swiss police arrested a gaggle of FIFA officials. Americans who are used to our traditional “perp walks” had to be disappointed: no firearms, no handcuffs, and no meat wagons. The subjects were detained in a … [Read more...] about First Shoe Drops [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
Individual Training For The Soccer (Football) Player
This article is guest blogged by Mat Herold, a former D-1 soccer player and certified strength and conditioning coach with a Masters of Science degree in Exercise Physiology. Visit his website and his latest book Joga Strong: Becoming The Ultimate Soccer Athlete at www.empoweredathletes.com Mat … [Read more...] about Individual Training For The Soccer (Football) Player
SHIN SPLINTS 2014 Small Bites
Doug Logan knows soccer. He is an Adjunct Professor of Sports Management, at New York University. He was the CEO for USATF from 2008 until September 2010. He was also the CEO, President and Commissioner for Major League Soccer from 1995 to 1999. To read more about his background and involvement in … [Read more...] about SHIN SPLINTS 2014 Small Bites
Speed Drills For Pro Sports
Larry Jusdanis is the owner of Sports Specific Training (SST) the #1 rated speed program in Canada. To learn more about Sports Specific Training’s training programs, visit www.sstcanada.com Larry was the first Canadian quarterback to start in a CFL game in the last 25 years. At the CFL … [Read more...] about Speed Drills For Pro Sports
4 Tips on Soccer Speed Training
This article is guest blogged by Travis Hansen, author of The Speed Encyclopedia. He also wrote Why Acceleration is More Important than Top Speed in Most Sports and Building Your Horsepower – The Power Development Model Part 1 and Part 2, which are full excerpts from his book. To read all his … [Read more...] about 4 Tips on Soccer Speed Training
SHIN SPLINTS 2014 The Beautiful Shame
Doug Logan is an Adjunct Professor of Sports Management, at New York University. He was the CEO for USATF from 2008 until September 2010. He was also the CEO, President and Commissioner for Major League Soccer from 1995 to 1999. To read more about his background and involvement in Track, … [Read more...] about SHIN SPLINTS 2014 The Beautiful Shame
FIFA World Cup – Free Kick Tutorial and Accuracy
This article is guest blogged by University lecturer Dr. Vassilios McInnes Spathopoulos, author of An Introduction to the Physics of Sports. He also wrote The Effects of Shooting a Basketball and The Effect of Wind on Curve Running. To read all his articles on this Blog, click here. Scoring … [Read more...] about FIFA World Cup – Free Kick Tutorial and Accuracy
How Fast can Cristiano Ronaldo Run the 100m?
Fantasy Track & Field is just that… fantasy! People like in the interpolation of downsizing splits, such as How Fast Can Usain Bolt or Ben Johnson run the 40 yard dash? But what about extrapolation? What can a 100m time tell you about your POTENTIAL 400m time? What can a 30m split … [Read more...] about How Fast can Cristiano Ronaldo Run the 100m?
Top 10 Ways to Prevent Soccer Injuries
The post was guest blogged by Brian Schiff from Athletes' Performance at Raleigh Orthopaedic in Raleigh, NC. Soccer is a growing sport among the youth in our country today. Notably, more female athletes are choosing to play soccer. With this added participation, it is inevitable that more injuries … [Read more...] about Top 10 Ways to Prevent Soccer Injuries
