Fitness

Soccer players can run up to 13 miles in a game, doing this means they must be in top physical and mental shape to keep going.

Although many people believe that soccer players only work on soccer skills and running long distance endurance, it isn’t true. Soccer players must constantly work on strength and strength endurance, speed and power, flexibility, agility, and especially nutrition and hydration.

• Strength and Strength Endurance: Soccer players must have strong legs to be able to run 90 minutes straight, and fight for the ball by holding off opponents with strong legs and strong chests.
• Speed and Power: This is essential for players because you want to be able to beat your opponent by sprinting faster to get to the ball first. And power you must be able to hit the ball with enough pace to get the ball to your teammate and beat the opposing keeper.
• Flexibility: Being flexible helps all athletes but with soccer and running so much this means you must be loose in our hamstrings, hip flexxors, calves and other muscles.
• Agility: Being agile and quick on your feet can help you beat your opponent 1 v 1, also being first to the ball.
• Nutrition and Hydration: This is extremely important because of how much we run, we must be able to fuel and recover our bodies to be able to perform

The best type of fitness is game fitness, this is going in and out playing 90 with ease every game. To do this you must be able to recover quickly so you can get back out there in no time.