Prevention and comeback training
On the one hand, we use B42 heavily for battered and slightly injured players who may only be able to complete parts of team training.
Football-specific fitness training
We don't have every training session with physios or athletic trainers on the pitch, so B42 is of course a huge help. In consultation with physiotherapists, we then assign players specific mobility or strength workouts, depending on the injury. In this way, the boys not only sit around and watch the others in the duels, but also train sensibly and remain part of the team.
Especially during summer and winter breaks, we increasingly use B42 for strength, mobility & endurance. This allows us to focus directly on the content with ball after a long game break without major risk of injury, because all players are prepared.
“We coordinate with physiotherapists and athletic trainers which exercises battered and injured players should do. In this way, they can still be involved in team training and train effectively.”
1. We are more variable
Before B42, we had printed PDF's explaining every exercise. As a result, our selection of workouts and exercises was very limited. The exercise catalog from B42 is super extensive and every exercise is well explained. Of course, this expands our exercise pool enormously. This is also important for the players so that it doesn't get boring. During training, every player prefers to stand on the field with the ball instead of doing a stability workout.
2. The time factor
Everything in the app is available and well explained. It's so much faster than getting everything down on paper first, then handing it out to the players and explaining it. Sometimes we even took pictures or videos so that players knew what we meant.
3. Clear
And so we also have the evaluation of the workouts in one place and can see from the entire coaching staff who trained what and when. This gives us a better feeling of knowing how fit the players are and what condition they are in training.
“We are currently on a wave of success. Everyone subordinates themselves to the whole, everyone plays for the club. I'm betting a lot on us being able to start injury-free preparation with B42.”
1. Motivation
I've already received feedback in the annual questionnaires that players think it's really cool how things work with B42. They are more motivated to train because they can measure themselves against each other, especially during the transition period. If you see the running times or distances of the other players, this creates a competition among the boys. This inspires you when you see that someone else has already completed a workout and immediately thinks that you have to keep going. In any case, my experience is that they train more with B42 than before.
2. Variety
Thanks to the larger exercise catalog, we can of course make training plans more varied. This is a big advantage for players when they are constantly involved in different exercises. That way, it won't get boring anytime soon.
3. Overview
Everything is super clear and the boys can quickly see on their mobile phones whether and what they should train. Everyone has a smartphone and it is simply easier to have the cell phone in front of you and swipe your way through the exercises than to have a sheet in front of you on which you have to look at where you are again and again.
“Players love the B42 app. They're definitely training more now — 500 workouts in one month.”
We use workout allocation primarily in preparation. Each week, we address a different topic.
B42 suggestion for 5 weeks of preparation
Since I've been using you, I've bombarded you several times with feature ideas and wishes that I think make sense:D You've already implemented a lot of them and the Workout Builder was of course an absolute wish. Otherwise, I would like to have a chat function. I'd love to eliminate WhatsApp and do everything in one app. Then I wouldn't even have to get out of B42 anymore.
