Soccer is a game of speed and quick changes of direction. We want our athletes to perform with excellence and to prevent injury. These are programs we use in our home that were designed for us by our Physical Therapist. Please note my disclaimer – I am not a medical professional -all recommended exercises will be performed at your own risk and/or should be discussed with your player’s medical professional who knows your athlete the best! Please also review my article on Soccer Injury Prevention Exercises.
Equipment for at home explosion exercises;
Please have player warm up and do a dynamic stretch routine first – or the PT strengthening in this article first; Soccer Injury Prevention Exercises . We want to be warm before doing these more intense strength training exercises.
Box – depth squat – Repeat 12 times do 2 sets – 3x/week
I hope these exercises help to challenge your player in gaining strength and explosion. Of course, strengthening core etc will also help.