Needs Analysis: Soccer
Soccer is a demanding sport. Players must be well conditioned, strong, and flexible. The legs are the obvious muscle that must be toned, but few people realize that the core, arms, neck, and back must have a strong muscular background as well. These muscles work together to contribute to the success of a soccer player. Injuries to the muscles happen often, but this risk of injury can be minimized with flexibility training. Multiple different training techniques are incorporated and three different energy systems are present for a soccer player to achieve optimal performance.
Muscle Groups Used
The lower body. The legs are the primary muscle involved in soccer. More specifically, the muscles of the leg that are developed …show more content…
Many core muscles are involved in soccer, including the rectus abdominis, internal obliques, external obliques, multifidus, and transverse abdominis. A strong core provides the body with balance that is needed for running and jumping and progresses “overall stamina”(Revel, 2013). The core also contributes to the power behind a kick, the length of a stride, and the distance of throw-ins (Clark, 2016). Another advantage is the “ability to twist on the field” as a offensive mechanism to weave between opposing players. To develop the core muscles, planks, sit ups, crunches, and bridges are recommended (Clark, 2016). The erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, thoracolumbar fascia, trapezius, external obliques, and rhomboids are all back muscles that are incorporated in the sport of soccer. Exercises that increase muscular endurance in the back include deadlifts, pull-ups, pull downs, and …show more content…
All three energy systems “make a contribution to exercise,” but the ATP-PCr system generates about fifty percent of the energy used in soccer. Together the glycolytic and oxidative systems are evenly responsible for the remaining sixty percent of energy used. In soccer, players alternate between sprinting and walking, so it is understandable that the ATP-PCr is responsible for such a vast amount of energy. The ATP-PCr system normally lasts for “3 to 15 s”, which would allow a player to “perform short bursts of intense running” (Kenney, W., Wilmore, J., Costil, D., 2015b, p.p. 58; Clark, 2016). After the initial fifteen seconds, the glycolytic system kicks in for the next minute or two, and then the oxidative system is responsible for the duration of exrecise. The remaining two systems are “needed to cover long distances”, which is also a necessary role of soccer players (Clark, 2016). Both anaerobic and aerobic energies are essential for the success of soccer
Soccer is a demanding sport. Players must be well conditioned, strong, and flexible. The legs are the obvious muscle that must be toned, but few people realize that the core, arms, neck, and back must have a strong muscular background as well. These muscles work together to contribute to the success of a soccer player. Injuries to the muscles happen often, but this risk of injury can be minimized with flexibility training. Multiple different training techniques are incorporated and three different energy systems are present for a soccer player to achieve optimal performance.
Muscle Groups Used
The lower body. The legs are the primary muscle involved in soccer. More specifically, the muscles of the leg that are developed …show more content…
Many core muscles are involved in soccer, including the rectus abdominis, internal obliques, external obliques, multifidus, and transverse abdominis. A strong core provides the body with balance that is needed for running and jumping and progresses “overall stamina”(Revel, 2013). The core also contributes to the power behind a kick, the length of a stride, and the distance of throw-ins (Clark, 2016). Another advantage is the “ability to twist on the field” as a offensive mechanism to weave between opposing players. To develop the core muscles, planks, sit ups, crunches, and bridges are recommended (Clark, 2016). The erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, thoracolumbar fascia, trapezius, external obliques, and rhomboids are all back muscles that are incorporated in the sport of soccer. Exercises that increase muscular endurance in the back include deadlifts, pull-ups, pull downs, and …show more content…
All three energy systems “make a contribution to exercise,” but the ATP-PCr system generates about fifty percent of the energy used in soccer. Together the glycolytic and oxidative systems are evenly responsible for the remaining sixty percent of energy used. In soccer, players alternate between sprinting and walking, so it is understandable that the ATP-PCr is responsible for such a vast amount of energy. The ATP-PCr system normally lasts for “3 to 15 s”, which would allow a player to “perform short bursts of intense running” (Kenney, W., Wilmore, J., Costil, D., 2015b, p.p. 58; Clark, 2016). After the initial fifteen seconds, the glycolytic system kicks in for the next minute or two, and then the oxidative system is responsible for the duration of exrecise. The remaining two systems are “needed to cover long distances”, which is also a necessary role of soccer players (Clark, 2016). Both anaerobic and aerobic energies are essential for the success of soccer