Speed, Agility & Quickness Training for Middle Childhood Footballers
Lohiniva, Sampsa (2013)
Lohiniva, Sampsa
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121627017
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121627017
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The subject of this thesis was speed, agility and quickness training for middle childhood footballers. The commissioner for this thesis work was Idrettsklubben Start (IK Start). The purpose of this thesis was to pro-vide information for coaches at IK Start by developing a handbook that could be distributed by them.
When people think of football they usually combine it with successful players such as Lionel Messi and Cris-tiano Ronaldo. Another thing they might think of is the huge expenditure of money connected to football all around the world. A thing that a lot of spectators might not necessarily think of is the hard and challenging road which lies ahead of millions of youngsters whom look up to their idols and want to be like them. Mostly these challenges are related against mental and physical attributes of the players.
The handbook includes theoretical information regarding speed, agility and quickness training. It also includes useful exercises which can be used by the reader to develop these three aspects further on to athletes.
It has been said that versatility is a key factor in a youngster’s physical activity. It does not necessarily mean that a youngster has to take part in many different kinds of sport. It can be related to the versatility of differ-ent physical attributes within a specified sport. Versatile skill acquisition for a child or a youngster aiming to becoming an athlete is crucial no matter what kind of sport they are practicing.
When people think of football they usually combine it with successful players such as Lionel Messi and Cris-tiano Ronaldo. Another thing they might think of is the huge expenditure of money connected to football all around the world. A thing that a lot of spectators might not necessarily think of is the hard and challenging road which lies ahead of millions of youngsters whom look up to their idols and want to be like them. Mostly these challenges are related against mental and physical attributes of the players.
The handbook includes theoretical information regarding speed, agility and quickness training. It also includes useful exercises which can be used by the reader to develop these three aspects further on to athletes.
It has been said that versatility is a key factor in a youngster’s physical activity. It does not necessarily mean that a youngster has to take part in many different kinds of sport. It can be related to the versatility of differ-ent physical attributes within a specified sport. Versatile skill acquisition for a child or a youngster aiming to becoming an athlete is crucial no matter what kind of sport they are practicing.