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		<title>Recovery Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tournament play is always difficult:  games scheduled close together, unknown opponents, little rest between games.  Combine this with the stress of the end of the season and the mere fact that most likely the tournament matches will be of the &#8220;lose and go home&#8221; sort, and clear and effective techniques for physical and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=21&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Game Nutrition &amp; Hydration Plan: 12:00pm Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use the following plan to set your nutrition and hydration schedule before a game starting between 3:30pm and 4:00pm. In order to ensure sufficient energy for the game, follow the carb-loading procedure.  Immediately after the game, get a jump start on your recovery by following these guidelines.

Day before the game:

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		<title>Pre-Game Nutrition &amp; Hydration Plan: 3:30-4pm Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use the following plan to set your nutrition and hydration schedule before a game starting between 3:30pm and 4:00pm.  In order to ensure sufficient energy for the game, follow the carb-loading procedure.  Immediately after the game, get a jump start on your recovery by following these guidelines.

Day before the game:

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		<title>Passing Your Way to Success, Part II</title>
		<link>http://soccertraining.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/passing-your-way-to-success-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fink Tank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[possession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shots]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first part of this two-part post, Passing Your Way to Success, we looked at how passing and pass completion percentage was the most critical factor in determining whether your team will be successful or not.  This according to Daniel Finkelstein, writing for the London Times in a Fink Tank column from November [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=17&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Order of Things</title>
		<link>http://soccertraining.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/the-order-of-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In order for soccer players to receive the most benefit from training, coaches must be careful to control the level of fatigue during a training session.  Excessive fatigue can inhibit the learning of new skills, encourage poor choices in tactical decision-making, lead to injuries, or prevent the athlete from completing the prescribed volume of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=15&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Passing Your Way to Success</title>
		<link>http://soccertraining.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/passing-your-way-to-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[statistics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I ran across a series of articles written by Daniel Finkelstein of the London Times.  He authors a column called Fink Tank which looks at soccer through the emotionless eyes of a statistician.  The first column, &#8220;Identifying top teams more than just a passing fancy&#8220;,  attempted to discover [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=16&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Variations on a 4 v 4 Theme</title>
		<link>http://soccertraining.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/variations-on-a-4-v-4-theme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cbales01</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small-sided games]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many tactical training sessions are based around a small-sided game theme.  In fact, aerobic conditioning can also be achieved using small-sided games.  The small-sided game is such an important tool for a coach, it is helpful to have in the &#8220;coaches toolbox&#8221; a clear understanding of how and why to vary the small-sided [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=14&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using Heart Rate Monitors During Soccer Training</title>
		<link>http://soccertraining.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/using-heart-rate-monitors-during-soccer-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cbales01</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aerobic training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The intensity at which an athlete performs training exercises is a crucial factor in athletic training and development.  However, it is often difficult to accurately quantify how intensely an exercise has been performed.  This can be an obstacle in planning effective training sessions as certain exercises must be performed at prescribed intensities in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=7&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sports Research To Make Your Team Play Better Today</title>
		<link>http://soccertraining.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/sports-research-to-make-your-team-play-better-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coaches should be aware of the latest research in the sports science and physiology arena in order to constantly keep their team performing at their maximum potential.  Research findings in the area of sports nutrition and conditioning can have a dramatic and immediate effect on a team&#8217;s performance.  Effectively using this information can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=6&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Best Practices for Pre-Season Training</title>
		<link>http://soccertraining.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/10-best-practices-for-pre-season-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, college and high school soccer coaches are confronted with the same dilemma: how best to get their team into game-shape in the limited amount of time available for pre-season. This time typically ranges from three to four weeks, and with a full agenda on the schedule such as tactical and technical training in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccertraining.wordpress.com&blog=2929271&post=5&subd=soccertraining&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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