Men's High School Soccer - Training Program

There will be training throughout the summer. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend any or all of the scheduled training events at the high school practice fields. Click here for the schedule in Excel format or review the following:

2008 Williamston Summer Training/Open Soccer

Summer training will consist of technical ball work and circuit training
on Mondays and Wednesdays. Fridays will be dedicated to small-sided
games and/or full-sided games.

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The following training activities will prepare the high school soccer player for fall tryouts. The coaching staff encourages prospective team members to practice these regularly throughout the summer so the player will be familiar with them by tryouts. A power point presentation of the activities can be viewed here. Or review the details below.

Fitness Run

The fitness run will be performed three times during the course of the season.

TBA

The fitness run will be conducted as follows:

- 100-yard run completed in 18 seconds.
- Return to starting line within 30 seconds.
- 30 second rest before next run.
- 1 sprint = run down & back within time.
- Additional 15 seconds rest at #4 and #7.
- Each time must be met to continue.

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5 Technique Tests

1. Passing Gates
2. Long Serve/Long Reception
3. Distance Kick
4. Shooting Power
5. Figure 8 Dribbling

1 . Passing Gates

1 minute round Alternate gates 1 pt. for each ball that passes the gate before time elapses

2. Long Serve/Long Reception

- Pick your partner - 2 grids – 10 x 10 - Back edge of grids will be 40 yds apart - Front edge of grids will be 20 yds apart - Player A serves to player B IN THE AIR - If served in the grid in the air player A earns 1 pt. - If player B can settle the ball (game speed) – player B earns 1 pt. - Now player B serves back to player A and scoring is reversed - 5 service opportunities by each player (total of 10 balls served)

3. Distance Kick

- 10 balls kicked for distance: 5 balls with each foot
- Where the ball lands from the air is the distance marked
- The cumulative score of each foot will be recorded

4. Shooting Power

- 8 balls shot into the goal: 4 with each foot
- Radar gun will be used to measure MPH
- Establish an average and highest speed
- Best score (right foot) + best score (left foot) = Total Score

5. Figure 8 Dribbling

- Player starts behind the line.
- He dribbles the ball in a figure 8 around two cones.
- The cones are 10 yds apart.
- Each player will take 3 one-minute runs with different dribbling surface restrictions: just inside of the feet, then just the outside of the feet, and lastly both inside and outside of both feet.
- He is timed to see how many laps he can do in 1 minute.
- If he uses the wrong surface there is a ¼ point penalty.

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FIFA Fitness Test

Click here for powerpoint presentation.

Procedure:
- 1st whistle: within 30 seconds from start position cover 150m (running) to wait zone,
wait for second whistle.
- 2nd whistle: within 40 seconds from wait zone cover 50m (walking) to start,
wait for next whistle.
- Repeat
- 1 lap = Start A to Start A or Start B to Start B within established times.
- Minimum 10 laps

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High School Boys Tryouts

Contact Brent Sorg (204-2689) for more information.

Monday – TBA
1.00 – 4.00pm > Players will declare what team they are trying out for.
> Ensure physicals are turned in.
> Fitness Test & Technical Testing
4.00 – 5.30pm > Meal
5.30 – 8.30pm > Technical Testing & Small-sided Games
Tuesday – TBA
1.00 – 4.00pm > Technical Testing & Small-sided Games
4.00 – 5.30pm > Meal Break/Chalk Talk
5.30 – 8.30pm > Technical Testing & Small-sided Games
Wednesday – TBA
1.00 – 4.00pm > Technical Testing & Small-sided Games
4.00 – 5.30pm > Meal Break
*** Team selection is announced to players. ***
5.30 – 8.00pm > Begin training with JV & Varsity teams

Camp Leelanau

Thursday – TBA
Depart for Camp Leelanau – 1.00pm
Sunday – TBA
Return from Camp Leelanau – 5.00pm

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For any questions please contact Brent Sorg (Head Coach), 204-2689 or Gerry Pace (Assistant Coach), 655-6218