Football (specific fitness for various roles) Flashcards
Goalkeepers flexibility - ? strength - ? speed - ? agility - ?
require flexibility to reach balls placed high into the corners; strength to catch and hold onto or block powerful shots or hold off challenges from the opposition; speed to move quickly off the line to narrow angles or meet a cross; agility to quickly change direction to react to deflections.
Example for goalkeepers
For example; reaction time to quickly initiate a dive, jump or move off the line etc in reaction to the ball or opposition; coordination to run out and jump to collect a cross; balance to get body weight behind ball and not get caught flat footed; concentration to remain focused on game especially after a period of having little to do and determination to prevent a goal being scored.
Defenders CRE - ? speed - ? strength- ? power- ? reaction time - ? timing - ?
require CRE to cope with the demands of the game for the duration of 90 mins; speed endurance to continually make repeated sprints over varied distances for the duration of the game; strength to put in and win strong challenges and to hold players off when in possession; power to jump high in the air to make clearing headers or hit long passes up to the attack; timing to time tackles to win the ball and not give away a foul or penalty; reaction time to get of the mark quickly to close down and limit attacks; aggression/determination (but controlled) to win tackles and not to let your opponent beat you but without putting in rash and illegal challenges and concentration to remain focused on your marking task and not let your opponent get away
Midfielders CRE - ? speed - ? strength- ? power- ? reaction time - ? timing - ? determination - ? concentration - ?
require CRE to cope with the demands of the game for the duration of 90 mins; speed endurance to continually make repeated sprints over varied distances for the duration of the game; strength to put in and win strong challenges and to hold players off when in possession; power to jump high in the air to make clearing or attacking headers, to hit long passes up to the attack or to take powerful shots at goal; timing to time tackles to win the ball and not give away a foul and timing runs to support attacks or create scoring chances; reaction time to get of the mark quickly to close down and limit attacks or pounce on goal keepers mistakes; aggression/determination (but controlled) to win tackles and not to let your opponent beat you but without putting in rash and illegal challenges and concentration to remain focused on your marking task and not let your opponent get away or not to stray offside when attacking.
Strikers CRE - ? speed - ? strength - ? agility - ? reaction time - ? aggression/determination (but controlled) - ? concentration -?
Strikers require CRE to cope with the demands of the game for the duration of 90 mins; speed endurance to continually make repeated sprints over varied distances for the duration of the game to lose defenders and create scoring chances; strength to put in and win strong challenges and to hold players off when in possession to hold up the ball; power to jump high in the air to make headers at goal or to take powerful shots at goal; agility to create gaps and move into scoring positions, to turn and lose defenders and keep tight ball control timing runs to support attacks or into the box to create scoring chances or beat the offside trap; reaction time to get of the mark quickly to pounce on goal keepers mistakes; aggression/determination (but controlled) to take on and beat you opponent without over-reacting to strong challenges and concentration not to stray offside when attacking