We need to improve our
speed, fitness, strength and soccer skills during the summer so we can
come
into the fall season ready to go. When our fitness is good, we can spend more
time on
tactics and team play, so we are ready to go right into the fall
season.
We will have three components to our summer
program.
1. Running for speed, quickness and endurance
2. Strength for functional power and to reduce injuries.
3. Soccer Skills
We will be
using the Sugarwod app to log and receive each day’s workouts starting May 20th
we have 11 weeks until fall camp to be Bigger Stronger Faster. Each workout
will last around an hour each day 6 days a week. What you will need is a place
to run; be it a track or your neighborhood, a decent soccer field with
regulation size goal and some access to weights. Our focus in the weight room
will be on our core lifts squat, bench press, deadlift and cleans.
For first
year players you will need to download the app for your app store. Search
Sugarwod once you have the app in gym name look for WWCC Soccer fill out all
the information. This is how we track are progress and see who is putting the
work in. The app is free to use, if you don’t have a smart phone let us know
and we will get you the workouts.
ALSO WE WILL BASE THE
STARTERS FOR OUR FIRST SCRIMMAGE SOLELY ON THE RESULTS OF FITNESS TESTS DURING
CAMP. OUR FIRST SIX FITNESS TESTS ARE #1 - COOPER TEST, #2 - 15 minute Run, #3 - BEEP TEST, #4 - YO-YO TEST, #5 - CIRCLE OF
FUN, #6 - 40 YARD DASH.
“The only thing you ever have total
control over is your fitness”
The Ultimate Challenge
Soccer
is a game that contains much of the drama of real-life in many respects:
frustration, joy, uncertainty, pain, and feelings of intense accomplishment are
all there. As you participate in competitive sports, you soon realize there is
more to it than just mastering physical skills. It is the ability to utilize
those skills when it counts that matters the most - when the game is on the
line or when you are faced with an opportunity to directly influence the
outcome. To that end, the game becomes an ultimate challenge of self-control -
of mind over matter. It is that struggle to control our own performance that
reveals so much about us - our doubts, our fears, our insecurities - but that
also makes athletic competition so rewarding (when you do produce an
outstanding performance). Mastering this struggle is a continuous process that
involves courage, commitment, and discipline.
The “Self-Coach”
One
of the key requirements of a good soccer team is conditioning and the key to
any conditioning program is the ATHLETE. No matter how good the program may be,
nothing is truly accomplished unless the athlete actually DOES the workouts and
develops good personal fitness habits. There is a significant difference
between making a decision to get fit today and making a commitment to be a fit person
over the entire offseason or even for a lifetime. Any soccer training program
should be based on one simple observation: soccer is a game that requires you
to run, run a lot, and run and move in many different ways. Any time you are
focusing on soccer-specific fitness, you should be doing one of two things -
either 1) playing a lot or 2) replicating the physical demands of soccer in
your training routine. Since you will not likely be able to play at a high
level regularly in the summer, this program is your guide and a resource in
preparation for the fall season and throughout the year. You are being
challenged to make a personal commitment to being as physically fit as you have
ever been in your life, so you can accomplish your individual and our team
goals this season with no regrets.
Do you want to be on an average team or a championship
team?
The answer will largely be
determined by you over the summer!
Coaches
Jeff Atkinson
Head Men's Soccer Coach
Office: 1566
Phone: (307) 382-1878
Head Men's Soccer Coach
Office: 1566
Phone: (307) 382-1878
E-Mail: jatkinson@westernwyoming.edu
Roger Carroll
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
Phone:(307) 707-3224
E-mail: rcarroll@westernwyoming.edu
