One of the things that can really take your game to the next level is incorporating strength and conditioning into your soccer training. When doing strength and conditioning training, it’s a good idea to pick strength exercises that target more than one area of your body. This way, you’re getting the benefit of multiple isolated exercises in one.
Probably the best full body workout exercise is the burpee. This exercise works your entire body, from your legs to your core to your upper body. This will help you with your explosive power, strength, speed, jumping, and many other areas of your game.
To do the burpee, start with your feet shoulder width apart. Drop down in a squat and touch your hands to the ground. Kick your feet back out so you’re in a pushup position. Lower yourself down with your arms until your chest touches the ground.
Push yourself back up, then jump your feet back in so you’re back in a squat position. From this position, jump straight up and extend your arms above your head.
When incorporating this exercise into your soccer strength training, try developing a ball control, strength, ball control sequence. What this means is that you should do a ball control drill, then a strength drill, then another ball control drill. Mixing your exercises like this will maximize the benefits you get from your workout by building the effects of each exercise on top of each other.
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