Self-Training 101

As summer gets closer, it's time to start talking about training at home. Self-training can help to accelerate soccer improvements by simply getting more training hours in.

Understand that intensity in training enables you to be the margin of victory,
so get after it when you train.

I am offering the girls help designing a soccer workout routine that can help them improve their skills, confidence and performance. But they have to take the initiative and ask for help.

Here are a few tips when coming up with a training routine that will help you improve:

There is only a certain amount of time in each day. Organize your time to achieve peak performance. Understand what is important for your soccer development and what is not; what to do first, what to do last; what to do once a week; what to do everyday; what to do on days you have training and how much more you can do on days you don't. Have a clear vision of how you are training and what it will help you improve. Envision that you are a coach trying to get you, as a player, to be the best you can be. Intensity matters. When training alone, work as hard as you can during your drills and take a full rest period (no less) between tough exercises. And don't train longer then 1 hour, 15 minutes - you can burn yourself out.

Players, contact me either at training or through email if you need help designing a self-training session. Get a clear idea of what you want to get better and I will help you get there.

I want to help, but you have to want to help yourself first.