Women's Soccer: Using Science to Improve Speed

Offers exercises to enhance a variety of soccer skills, including drills to improve leaps, cuts, and directional changes.

Dr. Michael Yessis is President of SPORTS TRAINING, INC., which specializes in the development and training of athletes, development and evaluation of exercise equipment, and sports fitness consulting. Dr. Yessis is also Director of Strength and Conditioning at the Professional Golfers' Career College in Murietta, California, and for professional tennis players with Maverick Sports. In addition, he is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton, at present he serves as Editor-in-Chief of the FITNESS AND SPORTS REVIEW INTERNATIONAL and is associate editor of the NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION JOURNAL.

Dr. Yessis has developed many sports specific specialized strength and speed-strength (explosive) training programs based on past experiences and extensive technique and training analyses of the world's best athletes to improve technique, power, speed, quickness and overall performance. He has been training and technique consultant to several Olympic and professional sports teams, such as the L.A. Rams and L.A. Raiders football clubs, Natadore Diving Team, U.S. Men's Volleyball Team and many athletes from the Youth Congress to professional players. At the Golf College he develops strength exercises which duplicate specific portions of the swing.