The attitude of ‘I never did that stuff when I played’ is common among football coaches when referring to strength and conditioning.

This attitude of ‘why change?’ has robbed countless teams and players of realising their true potential in football.

The physical demands of the game have significantly advanced over recent years, and turning a blind eye to football specific strength and conditioning will not only limit the level of success one experiences, it can also path the way to early retirement as a result of injury.

Today most footballers cover between 6 and 8.5 miles per game, compare this to the 1970’s English professional who averaged 5.5 miles per game, and you can begin to appreciate the problem.

Not only has distance covered increased, the speed of the game has become so much more ballistic and powerful, and deciding to focus only on training with the ball will neglect some essential supplementary aspects of ftness which are so important in today’s game.

With this in mind and to demonstrate just some of the advantages you could be benefting from, below I have revealed my top 10 secrets to football conditioning!

10 Secrets of Football Cond... by diegoalkha