College soccer is challenging.
One of the hardest parts is to prepare yourself.
In college, soccer is a Fall Sport. Practices, even games, start before school begins. In most years, official practices start right around August 1st. You get about 17 days before the first game. That is NOT a lot of time. Realistically, you need about 8 weeks of steady work to get your body ready for the season.
What does that mean? Summer training.
The NCAA has some tough rules. In the summer, coaches are NOT allowed to work with athletes. No coaching. No training. Not even monitoring what the players are doing. You must be willing to work on your own.
The NCAA DOES allow for Conditioning Coaches and Athletic Trainers to help players work out and to keep them healthy.
Cody Lockling is our Performance Coach. He puts together the workouts. He personalizes the programs for each player based on their specific goals and needs.
Tom Iriye is our Athletic Trainer. He is here all summer to help the players get fit and healthy as they prepare.
However, at the end of the day, it is up the the team and each player to prepare – to do the work – and get ready to play. What does a summer program look like?…well, it’s important to work on the things you need to play your best:
- Warm-Up and Cool-Downs
- Technical Work
- Agilities and Balance
- Fitness
- Strength-Work and Injury Prevention
Click the link below to download and see a 12-week program put together by Cody and Tom to prepare our new players.
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