Athletic Speed

FIFA 2022 Upsets, or Why European Teams Underperform Against Non-UEFA Nations

Considering the disparity in rankings, roster value1, international experience, and historical success, Belgium should have dominated Canada. Instead they considered themselves lucky to come out one point victors after being outplayed in nearly every statistical category. They then lost 2-0 to Morocco and failed to make it out of the group stage. Both Germany and Spain […]

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Reactive Agility

November 21, 2022 / Athletic Speed, Cognitive Speed, Technical Speed / Agility

In competition players don’t run 10 metres straight ahead, make a 90 degree cut and run exactly 5 metres before reversing direction back to the starting point. Instead, they must react to the actions and positions of opponents, teammates, and the ball. Consequently, preplanned agility training has received a bit of a bad wrap lately.

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Flexibility – Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be

June 28, 2022 / Athletic Speed / Flexibility, Stretching

Thank you Dr. James L. Nuzzo for writing The Case for Retiring Flexibility as a Major Component of Physical Fitness 1. Some of you may be surprised by the title and content, since many reputable sport science and health organizations continue to promote flexibility. On the other hand, most of my colleagues and former classmates are

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