Process Essay: The Importance Of Conditioning In Football

Conditioning is a vital part of training for all sports. Football is one of the most physically demanding sport around. It is said that players on an average run up and down the length of a basketball court or 10-12km per game. Coaches can spend hours every week on technique which is vitally important, but if your players can’t run for 90 minutes in a competitive environment it’s a waste of time. However, the problem with conditioning training is firstly, players hate it! Sending them running around a field is like punishment for players that just want to get going with kicking the football. Secondly, sending players running around cones for 20-25 minutes eats up valuable training time. For these reasons, world class level coaches like Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have a modern approach that combines conditioning training with ball skills so they can improve technique and conditioning at the same …show more content…
Teams are playing on the counter-attack a lot more, team are being asked to apply a high pressure defending style for longer duration, which inevitably creates a higher tempo game. We see these styles filtering down to our local game, which means conditioning is becoming more important than ever, but we have the same amount of time available. But simply sending players to run how many laps or run around cones for 20-25 minutes is simply not enough. Coaches need to understand the dynamics specific to football and choose exercises that closely resemble real game situations. That is why the modern day approach to conditioning is so important. This approach provides a method that trains players for the physical demands of the modern game. Utilizing the modern approach to conditioning method also means you can avoid having to make the tough choice between fitness or technique and can make every conditioning session more effective and enjoyable for your