About the myths that surround football training. From the old school “muscle-tied” theory to the phenomenon of “aerobic base”, it seems that the endless parade of BS, which surrounds how to become bigger, stronger and more explosive for football.
One of my favorite football training myths is that using exercises, cones and ladders increases the speed and flexibility of football.
The theory seems sound: create cones in more complex patterns, lay them as quickly as possible. In a few weeks your football maneuverability will pass through the roof and you will be in danger of disappearing. their shoes in no time.
In the old days, you just ran back and forth through the cones, now in a few days you have to wade through the maze of cones that would bring down even the most experienced lab rat.
First of all, let's define agility.
about Dexterity is the ability to quickly change direction without losing speed. To be agile, you must be able to create more power and apply them to the ground; this is what drives you in the opposite direction.
However, they miss a few key questions.
1. If you are weak, all the maneuverability in the world will not make you more mobile!
o Maximum strength is the basis of all elements of football training. If you are stronger, you will become more mobile. Think of it this way: if you are at 160 pounds, and you are at the moment a Deadlift 200, and your maneuverability is average.
Do you think you can make more power? Running through cones or lifting traction up to 225 pounds? Remember the science class? Force = Mass x Acceleration
2. Often, an improvement in testing time is the result of an improved form and all the small “tricks” that can be applied to tests for flexibility.
o Let me take a look at the popular 20 year old Pro Agility Shuttle. On the surface, this is not a bad test. You have to change direction and turn and sprint ... which is very football. However, watch the new player launch this test. They run high, then bend down to touch the ground, and sometimes they even turn completely when they hit cones.
Now observe the one who was trained in this exercise. They go down low, stop at a cone, touch and move forward in an extremely low position. Those few shape changes can significantly improve testing time. There are so many problems with this.
First, there was no real speed improvement. The player just did a better exercise.
o Secondly, we train in football, not in competition with reverse limba. When the hell did you ever run like that in a football game? I hope you don’t, unless you like a broken neck!
3. Running through and through the cones can cause the athlete to work with exaggerated high knees.
o In all these sports-specific conversations, coaches completely ignore the fact that running around Rockette will change course and make speed difficult. Not only that, but also think about the times when you had to do any cutting in the game ... can you ever remember how to raise the knee to the waist height? Exactly.
Bottom line: Lift the weight and be stronger so that you can produce more power and be faster and more mobile. Agile exercises do not have a place in learning football! Leave cones for football players or some other sport where the wrong move does not force you to knock out.
