70 minutes of an intensive encounter have been completed. An open game on equal footing. One where it's tight in every duel. Everyone on the field knows that this game is decided by small mistakes.
And you? You feel your strength dwindling bit by bit, every meter hurts. Until the fuel needle is at zero. Before you make a decisive mistake in the game, it would be better for your coach to replace you.
It is no coincidence and is statistically verifiable that decisive scenes tend to take place at a later stage in a game. If you divide a match into 5-minute intervals, more goals are scored in each interval than in the previous one. Highlight in terms of goals conceded: minute 76 to 90.
It is therefore obvious that conditioning skills have an influence on the course of the game. Less readiness means larger spaces, poorer positioning in the field, no more access.
With our soccer-specific endurance program, we will avoid exactly this scenario for you and keep your running qualities consistently high over the full distance.
This will allow you to monitor your performance in every game in the future.
This is a special endurance program to improve your running performance — especially for soccer players and varied.
The program will be available in three levels of difficulty (easy — medium — difficult) and will be a mix of interval runs, tempo runs and regenerative endurance runs.
Whether you complete the program on a well-known running track, on the tartan track or on the pitch is completely up to you.
In order to be able to track it precisely, we use the latest GPS technology. This allows you to always optimally compare your services.
In this context, it is only important to follow the app's instructions:
However, what sounds like a typical trainer mantra is very important for achieving your goals.
Many soccer players often ask themselves the question: Isn't normal jogging enough?
Of course, you can jog or trot through woods and meadows on a continuous run. It will certainly be good for you and your head. Only in soccer should you not expect miracles as a result.
Football is increasingly defined by its dynamism. It is therefore not surprising that there is hardly a game left that does not discuss the absolute mileage, intensive runs, sprints and other performance data of the teams or individual players.
But what role does endurance play in the form of mileage in modern soccer and how can it be trained?
Improve your team's fitness!
Mileages of more than 14 km are now recorded over the entire playing time. As an example, the current Bundesliga record of 14.34 km in 90 minutes is mentioned here. Set up by Vladimir Darida on matchday 29 of the 2019/20 season.
With the current form of the “old lady” Hertha, it is of course wonderful to philosophize how many of these kilometers are of an unnecessary nature. Nevertheless, running data from professional sports clearly shows that the mileage parameter is steadily becoming more relevant in modern soccer.
Scientific analyses and evaluations of the data show that the longest running distance in a game is completed by midfielders (Bradley, 2009 & di Salvo, 2007); the lowest mileage of field players is the central defense. A decrease in mileage in half time two was determined across all positions.
With our endurance program, we want to start right here. We want to help you with this soccer-specific training so that you can improve your running skills yourself and especially in the second half.
While many other players are running less, you can gain more. A simple income statement.
Sprint, trot easily, and stand around — the running requirements for soccer players are complex. Perhaps even more diverse than the soccer shoe collection of many soccer players.
It is obvious that in soccer, a one-hour endurance run at the same pace will help you a little. After all, in soccer, it is important that you can also complete the umpteenth deep run on the outside track or close any gap in the center, however small.
To do this, you must have a specific endurance capacity.
In this context, studies show that there are correlations between maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) and running performance in the game.
And the good news for this point: VO2 max is very good and also time-saving to train — with higher intensity in interval training.
This is exactly what our training, which is tailored to the requirements of soccer, offers you.
For endurance training, we have brought on board an absolute professional in the areas of endurance performance and training control with Hosea Frick.
Hosea is managing director of HYCYS, a renowned training institute for systematic, holistic, scientifically based performance improvement for endurance athletes.
Hosea, who completed his master's degree at the Cologne Sports University, heads the Munich office at HYCYS, which is ideal for him as a mountain bike and cycling athlete.
Whether it's cycling, triathlon or soccer, Hosea Frick has many years of professional experience. Amateur players can now also benefit from his know-how.
Hosea knows what efficient, well-structured training in soccer looks like not only because of his training support from Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf. For him, it is important to find a sensible balance between load building and regeneration phases.
We're still happy and grateful to be working with Hosea on this project. A project that makes many soccer players noticeably better on the pitch.
No performance drops. Football-specific endurance runs by B42 and Hosea Frick.
