Football – Training Tips

wendy — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:30:30 +0000

Football can be a grueling sport. It requires a serious training regimen in the off-season so that you are not injured when game-time comes.
It is critical for anyone considering playing football (or anyone who is struggling to avoid injury or improve their performance) to review their training.
All football positions require great stopping and starting skills. This means that your training regimen must consist of three things to help with this:
- Reactive Training to help you have more power and speed on your start.
- Stabilization Training to ensure stability so you are not injured.
- SAQ – Speed, Agility and Quickness. You should ensure that you work on sports-specific drills to improve.
Certain positions also have additional risks and training requirements that are specific to the position that you play. Are you a quarterback? You need to review stabilization training on elbow and shoulder joints. Are you a running back? You need to review strength and power training as well as stabilization training to support your explosive movements. These are only some examples, but most positions have their own demands in addition to the general demands of playing football.
Football players, especially children, need to review their hydration requirements as well. Due to the physical demands of training, as well as the season, many football players are taken to the hospital with severe dehydration. You should never feel dizzy or vomit from training. These are serious symptoms that require medical attention.
And while we are on the topic, anyone considering playing football should consult their doctor on their goals. Your doctor can give you a physical and determine any extra tests you may require to play safely. He can also point out critical physical issues that are unique to you that should be addressed in your training. An example of this would be if you are overweight, underweight, diabetic, etc. Good luck with your game!

S.A.Q.

wendy — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:17:17 +0000

S.A.Q. stands for speed, agility and quickness. These are key components for any sport. And, every sport has specific needs for SAQ.
Some examples of this would be:
- For Football – the LEFT drill is important. This is the Lower Extremity Field Test. It tests your forward, backward and lateral movement. These are similar to movements you make on the football field.

- For Tennis – In and Out Drill on an agility ladder is an important agility drill for tennis. This is done on a specialized piece of equipment referred to as an agility ladder.

- For Basketball – Side Hurdle Hops and Lateral Ladder Drills are Important because they emulate the jumping movements used in basketball.

- Baseball – One Ins and Two Ins Ladder Drills are important for baseball as baseball players need quick reactive speed not maximum speed as baseball players rarely reach their maximum speed.

- Soccer – Side shuffle using agility ladder. Soccer movements are very dynamic and injuries are normally caused by sudden movement changes so you need to train to prevent this.

These are just some ideas on SAQ training. It is important to ensure that you train on SAQ items not only to improve your performance, but to prevent injury. SAQ is a critical part of any comprehensive training program for ANY sport.

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Football – Training Tips

S.A.Q.