Certificate in Strength & Conditioning for Soccer Performance

In this course you will learn the following key areas of Strength & Conditioning for Soccer Performance:

1. Competition Induced Fatigue in Soccer – Practical Applications for Enhancing the Recovery Process
2. Injury Prevention in Soccer: Key Strategies & Methods
3. LTAD – Building a Model for an Academy Development
4. Biomechanical Considerations within Soccer
5. Soccer Training: Soccer Specific Warm-Up Strategies
6. Soccer Specific Endurance Training
7. Speed Endurance Training in Soccer.
8. Soccer Nutrition: from Youth to Adults.
9. Considerations & Applications of Training Load Monitoring in Elite Soccer Players
10. Individual Periodization within a Soccer Team: A Working Model

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YOUR SOCCER FACULTY

This Certificate in Strength & Conditioning for Soccer Performance has been developed with some of the most respected coaches, sports scientists, physical specialists, practitioners and academics working within soccer

This course provides you with the latest research and practitioners experience at the elite level of fitness and conditioning for soccer performance to help maximise player and coach performance.

LESSON PLAN

Delivered by Konstadinos JaniKonstadinos Jani

In Module 1, you’ll look at analysing competitive demands and understanding energy demands of the game. You’ll also learn recovery methods and how to maximise strategies.

Delivered by Aleksa Boscovic
Aleksa Boskovic

In Module 2, you’ll look at injury prevention and explore what you can control. Find out how to use problem solving in a team environment along with other methodologies, implementations and considerations.

Delivered by Alex Segovia VilchezAlex Segovia Vilchez

In Module 3, you’ll look at how to apply a LTAD training framework and develop knowledge on Complex Dynamic Systems. You’ll also explore the science behind a soccer specific LTAD model.

Delivered by Dr. Alessandro Lonero

In Module 4, you’ll look at strength development in a sport specific manner and explore traditional vs. modern approaches. Find out how to plan and design your program using functional movement strength & training details.

Delivered by Dr. Dawid GolinskiDr. Dawid Golinski In Module 5, you’ll be introduced to soccer specific strategies, the mechanisms of warm up; a warm up model and how to integrate and implement it into your training sessions.

Delivered by Berni Guerreroberni guerro

In Module 6, you’ll look at the importance of endurance training and evaluate traditional training vs. a modern approach. Learn some new innovate approaches to training and monitoring.

Delivered by Dr. Osman AtesDr. Osman Ates

In Module 7, you’ll develop a further understanding of the physiology of soccer including anaerobic energy system, soccer specific endurance conditioning and speed endurance training methodology.

Delivered by Diogo FerreiraDiogo Ferreira

In Module 8, you’ll look at maturational changes in the developing soccer player and energy demands across player development. You’ll also learn macronutrient considerations of the developing player and nutritional education.

Delivered Dr. Vasilis KalapotharakosDr. Vasilis Kalapotharakos

In Module 9, you’ll look at training load – the theoretical model and understanding internal & external loads. You will also explore training load monitoring & assessments.

Delivered by Jarred Marshjarred marsh

In Module 10, you’ll look at periodisation models & defining training load, player load & training load response You’ll discover more about sport specific training games, practical problems and individual based programming. You will also explore development, and the technical-tactical-conditioning implications of the micro cycle.

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FAQ's

  • Individuals tasked with the responsibility for the strength & conditioning, training, preparation & coaching aspects of soccer players.
  • Individuals with an interest in developing their own knowledge in the strength & conditioning, training & development of individual soccer players and teams.
  • This course is developed and structured for all individuals with an interest in developing their knowledge around the fitness, conditioning, and strength development of players in the game, students with degree level or post-degree level educations, learners with UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, AFC or other FIFA recognised coaching awards in the training & development of individual soccer players and teams.
  • Reveals the most efficient training methods and detailed insights into developing player strength & conditioning levels in accordance with nutritional, psychological and long-term development methodologies
  • Gain a better understanding how to maximise player development through the use of elite strength & conditioning techniques across a soccer specific pathway
  • Provides latest research findings, & contemporary training methods and detailed insights into strength and conditioning (S&C)
  • Highlights the practical application of modern, research-based training methods & assessment tools for strength & conditioning of soccer players
  • Provides an increased evidence & knowledge to understand key strength development & performance processes
  • Learn from industry experts in soccer science, strength & conditioning, & performance training
  • This course discusses & highlights the most efficient strength & conditioning (S&C) training methods and performance, soccer science coaching principles and detailed insights into developing performance in soccer.
  • Provides you with an increased evidence & knowledge to understand key strength & conditioning performance processes across a range of coaching science topics
  • Will enable you to discuss the most efficient S&C training methods and detailed insights into developing player fitness alongside analysis, nutritional & training methodologies
  • You will learn from industry experts in the area of football science, sport science & performance training in team sports
  • Help you to maximise your decision making through a better understanding & appreciation of football or soccer science
  • This course will help anyone interested in making better decisions when it comes to S&C coaching with individuals, groups or teams.
  • You will learn from industry experts in the areas of football science, strength & conditioning, sport science & performance training in soccer.
  • Help you to maximise your decision making through a better understanding & appreciation of S&C in soccer science.
  • ISSPF courses are not only recommended by universities and federations around the world, but they are delivered by some of the leading S&C, coaches and performance practitioners in the game providing cutting edge methods and industry overview on dealing with specific aspects of performance coaching and development
  • ISSPF are working at accrediting all their courses through academic and footballing institutes in order to provide additional academic currency to the learner

Reviews From Professional Coaches:

“ISSPF have been able to seamlessly provide all individuals with an interest in team sports and specifically soccer with the chance to learn from some of the best people in their key research areas. Developing throughout my career as a fitness & conditioning expert and applying the scientific principles of training at the elite level of the soccer, I feel being able to use the e-learning strategy within ISSPF challenges and adds further credibility to my working practices. I highly recommend individuals from all learning levels to tap into the fantastic resource available here. ”
Claudio DonatelliPerformance & Fitness Coach Italian National Team
Claudio Donatelli
“Never before have I seen a unique set of soccer specific performance & coaching specialists under one banner and available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to learn within the comfort of my own home. Being part of the educational partnership program with ISSPF has opened up a new & time efficient way for both myself as Technical Director, and my club coaching and fitness staff to up skill and develop as coaches.” 
Tony Merola (UEFA A License)Boys ECNL Director - Tulsa Soccer Club, USA
Tony Merola (UEFA A License)
"This is by far the most innovative style of learning that I’ve seen in this digital era. The breadth of topics covered, combined with the level of detail and insights makes this a must learning environment for any coach who is working or wants to get into the game and progress to the highest levels."
Steve McClarenManchester Utd, Middlesborough, FC Twente, Wolfsburg, Nottingham Forest, Derby County, England
Steve McClaren
“ISSPF have managed to provide our soccer coaching staff within our college team with a 1st class opportunity to learn & apply some key performance coaching aspects. The opportunity to personally develop & track the staff’s progress through their assisted e-learning process is very impressive. I highly recommend the content as a must for all individuals tasked with the development of soccer players across all levels of the game."
Ringo Wu (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)Head of Physical Education & Sport, Nanwai Kings College Soccer Team, Jinkai District, Jiangsu, China
Ringo Wu (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)
“Working with ISSPF as an educational partner has allowed us here at the Football Association the chance to provide CPD and continue to educate our coaches across a wide range of learning levels from our UEFA foundation levels through our UEFA Professional Licence. Offering our candidates, the chance to use both the ISSPF platform & specific soccer courses, is a huge advantage to us as an education provided within the game” 
Kari Ukkonen (UEFA Professional License)Head of Coach Education, Football Association of Finland, UEFA, Helsinki, Finland
Kari Ukkonen (UEFA Professional License)
“An experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the soccer industry & having developed across a range of sports psychology, match analysis, player development, and sports management - I feel the opportunity to integrate the e-learning facility available from ISSPF into as a federation, club or individual self-development level is of huge benefit. As a FIFA & CONCACAF Instructor & Director of Football I have rarely seen an educational tool as good as this to positively influence individuals across a range of key soccer topics.” 
Vin Blaine (CONCACAF)Director of Football & Coach Education, US Virgin Islands Soccer Association, FIFA Coach Educator, US Virgin Islands
Vin Blaine (CONCACAF)
“Using the ISSPF learning facility has opened my eyes to the detail and incredible knowledge provided from an elite faculty of elite coach developers and soccer science educators. As an individual who continually wants to progress my coaching pathway, I think this might be the best solution to increase my awareness of all elements of the game. The large amount of content and lectures available has already, and will continue to improve me. Gaining the Foundation Certificate in Soccer Science & Performance was extremely to me.”
Leo Lucas da Silva (Level-2 License)Youth Academy Coach, Botafogo de Futebol, Brazil
Leo Lucas da Silva (Level-2 License)
Sports science, without question is the biggest, most important change in my lifetime. It has moved the game onto another level that maybe we never dreamt of all those years ago. Sports science has brought a whole new dimension to the game.”
Sir Alex FergusonAberdeen, Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson
“Living abroad to work as a soccer coach has its difficulties in terms of coach education provision due to travel and time commitments. Being able to access the ISSPF platform has allowed me not only to maximise my spare time from a self-development perspective, but we have also been able to gain certifications & qualifications as a club across all elements of the game. From our senior squad staff to the academy staff, ISSPF is a fundamental education tool for our club development strategy.”
Oriol Gonzales (UEFA Professional License)Head Coach & Technical Director, Angkor Tigers FC, Asian Champions League, Cambodian Superleague, Cambodia
Oriol Gonzales (UEFA Professional License)
“Being able to develop the coaching staff throughout the club here in Eagles River FC is a large part of my role within the club. Having come across ISSPF and now using the e-learning platform for our English-speaking Chinese coaching, and medical staff we have been able to improve our focus and upgrade some key elements within the organisation. As a large grassroots club here within the province, we feel using ISSPF as an educational partnership is of huge benefit” 
Jingze Quan (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)Director of Youth Development Coaching, Eagles River FC, Yanbian, Jilin, China
Jingze Quan (AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate)
“Working as both Assistant Manager with elite players of our national team, I have been able to directly take a lot of content and thought provoking ideas from the content on view within ISSPF and use them to the benefit of our national players. Furthermore, I am delighted to say that we are now integrating the ISSPF online courses into our coach development program to uplift the whole coaching education aspects of our nation.”
Woody Jacobs (SAFA Level 1 Diploma)Assistant Manager & Coach Developer, Namibian National Soccer Association, Namibia
Woody Jacobs (SAFA Level 1 Diploma)
“As the game develops within the professional women’s game & also filters down within the girl’s academy programs across the world, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving the developmental aspects of the game in this area. To be able to link as an educational partnership with ISSPF is a huge part of our federation soccer development strategy, and as we can now offer a range of online content, certification qualifications and courses from a range of leading professionals – we have already seen a direct enhancement across our coaching content and performance department delivery.”
Susan Lockyear (FFA Advanced Coaching License)Head Coach & Technical Director, Canberra State County FA, Australia
Susan Lockyear (FFA Advanced Coaching License)
“As a fitness coach and sport scientist working at the elite level of the female game, I feel that ISSPF and their integration of both applied and academic quality is something that will be of huge importance for people within our industry. ISSPF have manage to accumulate a faculty of leaders across soccer science, medical & coaching science that will enable them to educate people from a very insightful and practitioning way.”
Lorenzo Francini (MSc)Head of Performance, AC Milan, Women’s Division, Italy
Lorenzo Francini (MSc)
“The layers of content within ISSPF is in a league of it's on when considering CPD options for coaches of all levels. Having explored many avenues through my own coaching journey, the detail embedded in the courses really lends itself to closing the gap between the integrated knowledge across the fields of Sports Science and the actual application of the skills on the field. Being able to learn from many experts, across a global faculty, affords me the ability to step into their professional world and soak in the abundant knowledge they have, all in my own time. ”
Peter McDonnell (UEFA A License)Assistant Soccer Coach - The University of Maine
Peter McDonnell (UEFA A License)
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