Mike Grafstein

Youth Soccer Fitness - First Step Quickness

Most youth soccer players want to enhance their quickness on the soccer field. This article will discuss the difference between acceleration and speed and give you various thoughts to expand your game. Most soccer coaches want to have players that own top soccer speed and acceleration. The game has changed over the last five to ten years. Soccer at most levels currently is a... (posted by Mike 1 year 129 days ago.)

Teenage Soccer Players Face More Than Hormonal Changes - The Search for the Diet Solution Program

For a teenager who plays soccer, weight loss may be a very sensitive subject. For some players this may be an ongoing issue. During the times of raging hormones and attempting to adapt to their changing bodies and social roles, you may find your child complaining of their looks, especially their weight. That being said it is possible to find a diet... (posted by Mike 1 year 205 days ago.)

Outdated Machine Exercises for Young Soccer Players

Part 1 Why would you place a young soccer player on an exercise machine when they have their own body to use? Machine exercise programs are a lazy way for outdated, uninformed dinosaur coaches to build strength so they don't have to worry about supervising young soccer players. I make no apologies about anything I say or write about youth strength training for soccer because this is how I feel... (posted by Mike 4 years 144 days ago.)

Why Most Soccer Coaches Train Their Players to Be Slow

Many coaches involved with youth soccer are volunteers. This is great; however in my experience many coaches still train their soccer players with outdated methods that lead players to be slow or injured. The purpose of this article is to set things straight and provide a new and different perspective on training for younger male and female soccer athletes. This report will give you simple... (posted by Mike 4 years 222 days ago.)