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Youth Fitness Prepared by… Tom Hart

Youth Fitness Prepared by… Tom Hart. Motor Activity For Children. Components of Physical Fitness Balance Agility Eye/Foot & Eye/Hand coordination Endurance. Motor Activity For Children. Components of Physical Fitness. Flexibility Strength Speed + acceleration Power .

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Youth Fitness Prepared by… Tom Hart

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  1. Youth FitnessPrepared by… Tom Hart

  2. Motor Activity For Children Components of Physical Fitness • Balance • Agility • Eye/Foot & Eye/Hand coordination • Endurance

  3. Motor Activity For Children Components of Physical Fitness • Flexibility • Strength • Speed + acceleration • Power

  4. Motor Activity For Children • These components of Physical Fitness are very important for soccer players’ aged twelve and younger. • Different components are emphasized at different ages.

  5. Balance • The ability of the body to maintain stability and equilibrium while running or standing on one foot. • Agility • The ability to change direction quickly and easily with the body and the body parts.

  6. Eye/Foot & Eye/Hand Coordination • The skillful and effective interaction of movements involving visualization and actions of the hands or feet.

  7. Two Forms of Endurance • General Endurance • aerobic (with oxygen) and provides the player with long-term endurance • Local Muscle Endurance • anaerobic (without oxygen) and corresponds to short-term needs such as speed training

  8. Flexibility • The ability to conduct movements in certain joints with an appropriate range of motion. • Strength • The ability to overcome resistance or oppose an obstacle through muscular action.

  9. Speed + Acceleration • Pure speed- the ability to cover the distance between two points in the shortest amount of time. • Technical speed- the ability to perform skills at speed. • Mental speed- ability of the player to be aware of all factors, conditions and options inside and outside of the game.

  10. Power The application of strength with speed. Explosive action of performance. Strength + Speed = Power

  11. Our objectives should be to provide an all around athletic experience. • activities that emphasize basic coordination and fitness • incorporate games and exercises for furthering agility…running, hopping, and jumping

  12. The majority of soccer coaches in America are quite good about doing a warm-up. However, most of us fail to do a cool-down at all. Cool-Down • smooth transition from vigorous exercise to resting state • consists of light, fun activities and stretching exercises • allows players to unwind, physically and mentally

  13. EFFECTIVE COOL-DOWNS • include light activities such as juggling or passing in pairs or partnernastics • include two or three stretching exercises to loosen muscles that may have become tight from exertion • this will minimize muscle soreness (elimination of lactic acid from the muscles) over the short-term • it will keep your players more agile and responsive throughout their athletic careers

  14. Combine Fitness training in conjunction with the development of BALL SKILLS. • “Economical Training” • combines more than one component of soccer into the training • simultaneously, the players will improve other components of soccer • this will make the best use of the players’ and coach’s time

  15. Fitness for children in soccer should not be work, but should be play.

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