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The importance of reaction skills and how to train them
Speak, player! In today's post I would like to address a physical quality that perhaps does not receive as much attention from athletes as it should, your REACTION CAPACITY. Have you noticed Neymar playing? How does he dribble easier and faster than other players? Or how he takes penalties always displacing the goalkeeper? All this has to do with his reaction. There are a few types of reaction. The first one we're going to talk about is the simple reaction. Basically, the simple reaction is the total time elapsed between the presentation of a stimulus and the occurrence of a...
Speed: The difference between professional and amateur players
Speak, monster! Did you know that your speed can determine the level of football you play? What is the difference between high-level professional players and semi-professional or amateur players? Is it just the technical quality or are professionals born with some divine gift that cannot be explained by humanity? If you've been following Rumo Ao Pro for a while, you know that most of the time a player will be walking or trotting during a soccer match, but obviously the game is decided on high-speed and intense plays. That's why we value fast, strong and agile players like Neymar, Cristiano...
What do you do when no one is looking?
Speak, player! One thing you have to understand on your journey to become an elite player or even another career you pursue as a coach, physical trainer, it doesn't matter, that what will determine the size of your success is what you do when no one is looking. It's those extra workouts that you do alone and that no one sees that will set you apart on game day, much more than training with the team. These actions "with closed doors" as we speak in English will give you some advantages over your competitors. First, if no one knows what...
Plyometrics for soccer players explained!
Speak, holy monster! There is a word that is on the lips of new fitness coaches around the world! It's like plyometrics. And in today's post, I'm going to explain in a simple way what plyometric work is and how it can help you on game day. The main objective of plyometrics is to develop your ability to generate fast and powerful movements, as well as to create a better coordination of your nervous system with your muscular system. A good example of a situation where plyometrics can help you would be when, for example, you (assuming you are in...
How to be more confident in a match?
Speak, bolerada! LDP here sending you another monster tip! Today I'm going to talk about how to boost your confidence and lower that pressure and anxiety during a soccer match. A mistake that athletes make far too often, and that I also made during my youth years, is having uncontrollable goals. And what do I mean by that? Well, let's assume that you are a goalkeeper and you create a goal before the game without conceding a goal. That is your only goal and you are 100% committed and confident that you will achieve it. Now imagine, 5 minutes into...