Now that the first big storm of the corona crisis seems to be over, sports teams can start to think about how to recommence training sessions. In some countries, teams are allowed to organize team training sessions, others are only allowed to train in small groups (while keeping 1,5 meters distance), and some can still […]
In Sweden, things go differently compared to other European countries. The Swedish Football Association is planning to start the competition (Allveskan) on the 14th of June, but it’s still uncertain. This makes it difficult for coaches to make a training schedule. During these difficult times we’ve managed to talk to Jimmy Högberg, physical coach at […]
In the first part of the interview with Tom Joel, Men’s Lead fitness coach at Iceland National Football Team, explained the differences between training at the club and the national team. Among other elements, he talked about the challenges associated with International Football. In this part of the interview, he will discuss the most important […]
The National Team of Iceland uses JOHAN GPS Tracking and power BI tool Quicksight to do GPS analysis. Tom Joel (1st team Fitness Coach) explains how
In multiple countries in Europe is a discussion on whether and when the competition should be restarted. And different countries also differ in their approach towards this issue. For example, in Germany, group training sessions have already restarted, although only in smaller groups. But most trainers won’t have come across a situation like this before. […]
No one knows how long the corona crisis will have an influence on the lives of millions of people around the world. And even though everyone is faced with this uncertainty, these times are especially stressful for athletes. Athletes are used to working with strict schedules to be able to peak at a specific time […]
How to maintain fit during the Corona crisis? The Coronavirus will have an impact on football clubs and the fitness levels of players. Individual training programs can help maintain fitness. This blog will provide guidelines on how to handle these extreme situations
In the last two blogs, we explained how to determine the optimal weekly training load for a team, and how to distribute this load over the week. For most teams, the weekly load for high accelerations will already be close to the optimal training-to-match ratio. In contrast, the weekly sprint load will (in most cases) […]
To prepare your team for the challenging demands of a match, the match load should form the basis of your training program. As we have seen in the last blog, the optimal weekly load for a team can be determined based on the match load. The important question is: how should this load be distributed […]
