Components of Soccer

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Two Major Components of Fitness

All components of fitness used in soccer

The two most important components of fitness used in soccer are coordination and power.

Strength - the extent to which muscles can exert force by contracting against resistance. You need this for shield the ball and for tackling.

Power - the ability to exert maximum muscular contraction instantly in an explosive burst of movements. The two components of power are strength and speed. This is used when you shoot and to quickly run to a ball without being offside

Agility - the ability to perform a series of explosive power movements in rapid succession in opposing directions. You need this when you are doing skills and when you are trying to get away from a defender.

Balance - the ability to control the body's position. You need this when taking a shot or doing skills.

Flexibility - the ability to achieve an extended range of motion without being impeded by excess tissue. Goalkeepers use this the most when they stretch for a save.

Local Muscle Endurance - a single muscle's ability to perform sustained work. Needed to keep up the power when shooting with your predominate foot.

Cardiovascular Endurance - the heart's ability to deliver blood to working muscles and their ability to use it. This is needed to last the whole 90 minutes, plus injury time.

Strength Endurance - a muscle's ability to perform a maximum contraction time after time. Needed when shooting or passing.

Co-ordination- the ability to integrate the above listed components so that effective movements are achieved. This is needed for almost everything but mostly for kicking and dribbling/skills.

Reaction time- Reaction time is the interval time between the presentation of a stimulus and the initiation of the muscular response to that stimulus. Goalkeepers and defenders need good reaction time to defend against goals.

Speed- Speed is the quickness of movement of a limb. This is needed when dribbling past defenders or chasing after the ball.

Power

About Soccer

Deceleration/Changing Direction – Soccer challenges the player to stop, change direction and receive a ball while moving at a high rate of speed. Many players have difficulty performing this skill effectively and consistently while maintaining their game focus. Deceleration is a skill we will focus on by emphasizing body position and proper mechanics all while changing direction. When changing direction, the hips should be low to the ground and the athlete should use both feet to drive off so they change direction explosively.

It can be used in shooting, goalkeeping, sudden sprints and more.

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal. The game lasts 90 minutes with possibly a few minutes extra due to injury time.

Co-ordination

Components of Fitness: Soccer

Several muscles are needed to enable the body to perform soccer movements properly, quickly, powerfully and enduringly.

You need good co-ordination to be make successful skills/tricks, shots and passes. The accuracy of a pass or shot may determine if you win the game or not.