During this global pandemic, it can be very challenging and difficult to stay in shape for all athletes, this blog post is dedicated to all the soccer players. If you are looking to stay in shape and sharpen your soccer skills you can do a few things everyday to get better, stronger and faster.
Some ways to stay in shape would to do at home exercises that simply have you lifting your own body weight. Some examples of this would include, push ups, sit ups, squats, and lunges.
For soccer players, being in shape and having phenomenal cardio strength is crucial. Some ways to improve your cardio strength is run a mile, run on a treadmill, if you have a jump rope then use it for 30 minutes, jog in place, run the stairs in your home or you can even do burpees. Burpees are an excellent exercise that will increase your body’s overall strength.
If you would like some at home workouts to do, feel free to check out Goal Physiotherapy and Sports Performance’s youtube channel. They have posted many videos and tutorials on what workouts to do and how to do them.
A few ways to better your soccer skills at home is to focus on the basics. Some basic skill workouts for soccer players to do are toe taps, basic dribbling through cones. If you do not have cones, you can use shoes or hats, you can be creative of what you set up as an obstacle course to dribble through. Another very simple thing to do is to juggle the soccer ball. Here are some videos that you can watch to get an idea on some things you can do while you are at home during this pandemic.
By Alex
Wauseon High School Athletics 