The effects of detraining over the summer off-season by Marc Lindsey
The plasticity of skeletal muscle tissue means it can change its characteristics and structural composition to adapt to various functional demands, neuromuscular activity...
FSCR Off-Season Training Membership 2019/20
Working in Sport? You need a Plan B! By Mick Byers
‘Unfortunately, I think your position working with the coaches will no longer be tenable’. I had been called to the CEO’s office that...
An Introduction to Triphasic Training for Football by Jamie Mackay
Triphasic Training is a method of applying specific stressors across the three phases of dynamic movement; eccentric, isometric and concentric, in order to...
The Importance of In-season Strength and Power Training in Football (Soccer) Athletes. A Review of the Literature by Claudio Altieri
ABSTRACT Football (soccer) is a sport that requires a diversity of physical attributes, such as jumping, walking, running, sprinting and change of direction....
Managing Congested Fixtures by Marc Lindsey
Nowadays, many players perform in domestic, European and international competitions throughout the year, with teams amassing 50-60 games over a season. Because of...
Applying the Bondarchuk principles to football training by Adam Burrows
Appropriate exercise selection is important in the design of an effective training programme. Athletes and coaches should consider how they classify exercises with...
The Importance of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise within Hamstring Strain Injury Prevention Programmes by Ian Jones
Hamstring Injuries Over the past decade high intensity running and sprint distance have increased incrementally within professional football and with this so have...
Physical Focus within Tactical Periodization by Tom Taylor
The term tactical periodization gets used regularly these days when talking about training within football, and it is a theory that aims to...
A Critical Review of Eccentric training and its effects on change of direction ability by Scott Daly
Change of direction (COD) and agility are much debated topics among strength and conditioning professionals both in academia and the applied setting. Agility...