Soccer Functional Core Training: Strength, Motor Skills, Speed, Endurance

The worlds best soccer players are incredibly fit, fast, lean, and strong. Achieving this level of athleticism requires a rigorous soccer fitness training program applying the most effective drills, exercises, and core training methods. In Soccer: Functional Core Training, the authors present numerous drills for this training. Based on the latest the findings in sports science and on the authors long-term coaching experience, they present an extensive practical guide to help you improve your teams performance through core training, soccer specific exercises, and drills. The exercises can be used for amateurs and professional players, youth and adults alike. Your players can learn how to score the most exciting and acrobatic goals, how to tackle without fouling, and how to avoid injuries. The drills in the book create typical match situations to help your team prepare for the game and stay motivated. Many of the fitness exercises require no extra equipment and rely only on bodyweight, thus targeting many different muscles at once. The book is easy to use on the pitch and the ideal tool to turn youth players into the next Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, or Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Harry Dost worked at the CIOS in Overveen and at the Sports Academy as a teacher for sports in secondary school. Furthermore, he worked as an instructor at the Saxion University in Enschede and the IAPF in Papendal. Since 1983, he has been fitness coach at FC Twente Enschede. He worked with numerous soccer coaches, including Korbach and Rijvers, and coached the women's team of FC Twente. He gives lectures on coaching with an emphasis on fitness training aimed at youth players, fostering talents, periodization, nutrition, etc. and has published books and articles on these topics.

Peter Hyballa is a soccer coach certified by the German Football Association (DFB). He also holds the UEFA Pro Licence. He was manager of Alemannia Aachen and Sturm Graz and is currently training the U19 team of Bayer Leverkusen. He was German U19 league runner-up and German U19 Cup runner-up with Borussia Dortmund in 2009. Peter Hyballa gives advanced training for soccer coaches in Germany and abroad. In addition, he is a freelance author for online seminars and for the DFB journal Fussballtraining.

Hans-Dieter te Poel is a soccer coach certified by the German Football Association (DFB) and holds the UEFA Pro Licence. He has worked as a trainer in competitive soccer for many years. As a player, he played in Cologne, Gelsenkirchen, and Bottrop among others. In addition, he is associate lecturer for soccer at the German Sport University in Cologne and worked at state youth training centers in Essen and Straelen and federal youth training centers in Dortmund and Munich. He has written books and articles for numerous journals.