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| Tips For Soccer Fitness And Nutrition |
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| Written by Steve Miles |
| Wednesday, 29 April 2009 07:41 |
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Team sports like soccer make it very hard to determine what areas of fitness are required. The types required will depend upon positions and role in the team, but one key area is skill and specifity. Soccer players should be soccer players first and then athletes. The areas of fitness, speed, strength, stamina etc., but skill and specifity and perhaps spirit are the most important. A very skillful player who cannot last the whole match due to their lack of stamina, or cannot get to the ball because of their lack of speed, is not as useful to the team as the player who has less skill, but more speed and stamina. There are two specific types of stamina that we are interested in and these are aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobics helps a person to learn how to control their breathing and therefore control the amount of oxygen that they intake in one breath. People can practice aerobics when walking or jogging to control when they start to get out of breath, with time and practice you can control your level of fatigue and continue with your exercise for a longer amount of time. Anaerobic exercise helps determine the time you can work at a high intensity level which will include a short burst of energy that will make you feel out of breath. When practicing this exercise you will learn to control those short bursts of energy and ease your breathing to be able to eliminate the feeling of fatigue. Because of the physical activity involved in a soccer game, the fast sprints and the various short bursts of energy a player undergoes when playing soccer, the players need to undergo a training of both aerobics and anaerobic exercises to keep them in perfect shape and prevent loss of breath, dizziness and fatigue on the field. Depending on the soccer player, they must undergo more or less of these exercises. To be able to stay fit, nutrition also plays a very important role in the program. A full medical examination should take place to determine what type of diet is better for the player. Every diet must include a high level of carbohydrates, especially in the pre match meal. Players are also advised to eat a snack with protein in it whilst playing the match itself. Glucose filled drinks are also advisable as they help to maintain a high energy level and are also very easy to digest. A soccer player should avoid the intake of soft drinks in his diet and especially before a game as the bubbles that the gas provokes make digestion a lot harder. Caffeine should also be avoided before a match as it tends to cause more dehydration that it does hydration. For a healthy lifestyle a soccer player should have a diet high in carbohydrates, proteins and fats to maintain their energy, keep a fitness routine that includes exercises for all different strains that their body can be put under and a high intake level of fluids to keep them hydrated. About the Author: Soccer Mastermind is a must for any competitive soccer player looking to accelerate his or her soccer fitness. Kindly provided by MoneyHunter.org You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |
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