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The Importance of Hydration for Soccer Players
Soccer can be one of the most demanding sports on a human body, but unfortunately some players think that they do not have to drink liquid while playing a game. Dehydration is dangerous, especially because in some of the more humid places of the world, you do not necessarily have to feel thirsty in order to be dehydrated. No matter where the game is played, soccer players inevitably lose a lot of water as they play the game. These players must constantly be encouraged to drink water. One of the best things you can do as a parent or coach is to always have water accessible to the team. Also, give instruction on the importance of good hydration so the players know what to look for themselves. A little education goes a long way in preventing this completely preventable health risk.
Basic Soccer Personal Equipment
Soccer is great in that it requires little basic personal equipment: just shinguards and cleats. When shopping for shinguards, make sure they have a good fit, feel sturdy, and have some flexibility. Some shinguards are also great for preventing ankle injuries. If your shinguards do slip around, you can buy shinguard protection sleeves, which hold them in place without tape and do not cut off your circulation. Wet, muddy fields can be dangerous to any soccer player. You can minimize the slipping and sliding with a good pair of cleats. Goalies may also want to have soccer gloves and knee pads. Knee pads are probably not necessary during games, but they are a good idea if you are constantly at practice. Goalkeepers should also have a pair of flexible gloves, which can enhance the grip on the ball. Other soccer players may consider gloves to help keep their hands warm.
Forming a Customized Soccer Training Program
By developing a training program for yourself that allows you to build up skills you are weak on and polish areas where you are proficient, you can become a valuable soccer player. Form your plan around the time you have available to train independently. Make sure your schedule and your objectives will push you to excel but will also work with your needs and your schedule. Above all else, be consistent about when and how long you practice. Next, think about your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to physical fitness and soccer abilities. Decide which areas you should focus on, whether they be speed, accuracy, agility, or strength. Do not neglect your strengths, but make sure most of your practice time is devoted to your weaknesses. For example, if you are a really accurate, warm up with a few accuracy exercises, and then move on to building strength and speed. Talk to your coach or parents for advice if you do not know where to begin.
What to Focus on in Soccer Training
There are three main areas of ability to focus on when training for soccer: speed, agility, and strength. Speed is somewhat of an obvious skill, since soccer is a very fast-moving game. The more ability you have to keep up with the ball and outrun other players, the more likely you are to achieve big plays for your team. Soccer demands lots of fast spurts of speed within a general marathon-like running session, so develop your speed over both short and long distances. Agility is another crucial attribute to develop. Agility allows you to move around players, make contact with the ball even when it seems out of reach, and defend the goal. Soccer training does not often focus on strength, but it is an area that will allow you to really help your team. Strength training will also contribute to your overall endurance. Focusing on these three areas will allow you to be a threat on any soccer field.
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Watching Yoga Videos
By Collin Harvey
Yoga used to be the kind of thing someone’s eccentric aunt did - a woman with a braid wrapped around her head who entertained the children by putting her foot behind her neck.
I tried screening three different videos on a day when my neck and shoulder muscles were tighter than last year’s jeans. I had knots the size of Rhode Island that had been there for weeks.
Jane Fonda’s Yoga Exercise (A.Vision) relaxed them. Kathy Smith’s New Yoga (BodyVision) warmed them up. Three hours later, after falling under the reassuring southern spell of actress Dixie Carter’s Unworkout (MCA Universal), they melted away.
Here’s how it went:
An all-natural Jane Fonda appeared on a set that looks like a craggy moonscape, wearing plain red leotards and tights, and sporting a French braid down to her hips. (It’s a hair extension, but what do we care.)
She demonstrated the classical Sun Salutation, a choreographed yoga routine traditionally used to greet the day, her huge Ted Turner diamond gleaming in the spotlight.
Then she asked us to join her in a warm-up, several rounds of the Sun Salutation, and a relaxation and breath awareness segment, 60 minutes all told.
Yoga is slow, I decided, slow enough that I have time to examine the webs between my toes and the lint on the carpet while holding each pose. While nearly standing on my head, I meditated on the most profound of Jane’s statements: When in doubt, breathe.
After the relaxation segment, my thoughts switched to her final message: I am relaxed, and I will carry this feeling with me.
She said this hour would help me stretch, tone and energize my body. At that moment I felt lethargic, noodled, ready for lunch. The knots are still there.
Kathy Smith also appeared in a red leotard and tights and urged me to do the workout on an empty stomach, preferably just before dinner. She worked with Rod Stryker, yoga instructor of the stars, to update the ancient disciplines and merge them into a workout for fitness fans.
Kathy stood on a raised pylon as she led a more athletic version of the Sun Salutation, a half dozen other poses and a meditation, 60 minutes total.
The great thing about yoga, I’m learning, is the great names attached to each exercise: the downward dog, the cobra, the plank.
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Watching And Learning Yoga From Video
By Collin Harvey
The various postures of yoga have long been used as a basis for the stretching moves that are prescribed for athletes or used in other forms of exercise. It’s no surprise, then, that a flood of yoga tapes is hitting the market.
There are tapes for Olympic-level athletes and tapes for rank beginners. There are tapes that will challenge your strength and endurance, and tapes that will lull you into blissful relaxation.
Here’s a look at four yoga tapes, from the most difficult to the most basic. The only thing you need to get started is comfortable clothes and a non-skid surface like a sticky mat.
Embracing Power Yoga This tape, led by Los Angeles instructor-to-the-stars Mark Blanchard, is the yoga version of boot camp. It’s 85 challenging minutes of constant movement designed to build strength and endurance, with Blanchard leading a class of 13 men and women.
The tape is billed as appropriate for all levels, and there’s a 5-minute segment at the beginning that offers a quick summary of how to do many of the basic yoga poses in the tape.
But that’s not enough for novices, and the rest of the tape is far too strenuous for those who aren’t extremely fit. You can tell that Blanchard isn’t very interested in newcomers to yoga because he ignores the poor, fumbling fellow in the back row who has little flexibility.
Despite these deficiencies, this tape is wonderfully challenging and effective workout, judging by the sweat that pours off the members of the class. But unless you’re already in good shape — and by the standards of this tape, that means you can do push-ups, balance easily on one leg and have abs of steel — you’ll be better off with an easier tape.
Yoga Zone: Power Yoga for Strength and Endurance This routine provides a great introduction to the strength-building postures of power yoga. It’s taught by Lisa Bennett, who leads two exercisers through the 55-minute class.
One exerciser is a beginner; the other is more advanced. Beginners will be heartened to see that Bennett devotes plenty of time to helping Gina, the beginner, find modified versions of the postures that allow her to complete every segment of the routine. And veterans can learn much from her work with Charles as she guides him into more challenging moves.
One of Bennett’s major strengths is her ability to provide clear, detailed descriptions of proper form, from the angle of a bent knee to the direction of an extended arm.
Though there’s hard work to be done in this routine, Bennett’s comforting tone and understanding demeanor make it pleasurable.
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