Soccer is a highly demanding sport requiring both strength and agility. While strength helps with powerful shots and tackles, agility allows quick direction changes. Together, they create a complete ...

Coaches Brent Jones and Gaby Smith are Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coaches working with the Kentucky Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams. They specialize in speed, agility, and plyometric training ...

Speed and agility training is a priority for soccer players. On the field, you're in an upright posture, performing quick, choppy steps on your mid-foot as you pass or dribble the ball. You have to ...

With fall sports quickly approaching, it’s time to get our heads (and bodies ready) for the game. Fall training means a focus on specific sports drills and techniques to increase skill set to prepare ...

When chasing after my toddler in the park, I find myself bobbing, weaving and jumping haphazardly through the grass, up on curbs and around trees. Little does she know, her sudden change-ups and ...

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. The key to competing in such a crowded landscape is practice, practice, practice. In order to get the most out of any training session, soccer players ...

A new study reports that two new agility tests can distinguish between youth soccer players in under-17 and under-19 divisions, with older players showing increased agility. In contrast, other ...