Welcome to the 2007 Principia College Soccer Season! We're looking forward to an excellent season and to you joining us. Please review the following information Freshmenneed to arrive on campus by3:00pm on Sunday, August 12, 2007 and will get started with their orientation activities for one week before joining up with the rest of the squad on Saturday after dinner. Upperclassmenare expected to arrive on campus by5:00pm on Friday, August 17, 2007 for a team dinner followed by our first team meeting @ 7:00pm. Freshmen will join the rest of the squad for the team meeting.
The 2007 season promises to be a very good yet demanding season for us. With an NCAA bid at stake in conference play, as well as tough regional opponents, which also affords us a possible NCAA at-large bid, the schedule is very demanding as usual, and will require us to be at our best at the very beginning and throughout the season.
As you know, soccer demands a great deal of fitness. The rigors of the game demand that you be in tip-top shape. We have prepared the following summer training program for you. Consistent training during the summer is absolutely necessary. Our pre-season camp is meant to compliment the training you have done, and is not to be used as a time to get into shape. Fitness has always been a strength of the program and we want to make sure that continues! Our fitness test consists of a 2 mile run which you must run under 12 minutes before you can be considered for the regular line-up. Make training a part of your daily summer routine!
There is no substitute for playing so play as much as you can. 1 on 1, 3 on 3, and 6 on 6 can be excellent training games, as well as finding a team to play on. A match could take the place of a running day. In addition to playing time, ball work including juggling, working on individual moves, shooting and heading are invaluable. In order to compete at the highest level, we have to improve our first touch on the ball. So please make an emphasis in your training to perfect or continue developing this critical art. Weight Train. If you do not have access to weights do pushups, pullups, dips and various plyometrics. Keep a log of your training.
Summer Study Assignment – As we have recently, review the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5, 6 and 7) and Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) periodically during the summer. These are some of the first lessons we learn and are essential to our practice of Christian Science as well as the basis from which we work as a team. Read them in that light. Mrs. Eddy says on page 174 in Science and Health “ The thunder of Sinai and the Sermon on the Mount are pursuing and will overtake the ages, rebuking in their course all error and proclaiming the kingdom of heaven on earth.” She further states on page 271 that “The Sermon on the Mount is the essence of this Science”. Also work with the definition for God found in the Glossary of Science and Health on page 587 as well as Hymn 136. As always, daily study of the Bible Lesson Sermon is very important to our spiritual growth. These are all very important fundamental principles to practicing Christian Science. On the following page is our summer training program.
TRAINING PROGRAM – emphasis on establishing endurance and developing speed
June
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Miles
2
3
2
Optional run
2
2
Off
Shuttles
4
4
4
S & RS
S & RS
S & RS
S & RS
WP
WP
WP
WP
July
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Miles
3
4
3
Optional run
3
4
Off
Shuttles
5
5
5
S & R S
S & RS
S & RS
S & RS
WP
WP
WP
WP
August
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Miles
3
4
5
4
3
5
Off
Shuttles
6
6
6
S & R S
S & RS
S & RS
S & RS
WP
WP
WP
WP
RUNS should be at a 7 minute a mile pace maximum. Time yourself and push yourself.
Speed Work – 1 Shuttle = 10 yds. back, 20 yds. back, 30 yds. back, 40 yds. back, or variations of speed work that have been done during the off season. Short rest between sets. Remember to face the same direction when you change directions.
Plyometrics = various exercises we did winter and spring, along with speed work. Be creative.
WP = Weight Program – If you do not have access to weights pushups, pullups and dips are very important as well as plyometric work i.e. vertical jumps simulates squats
Hill Training is an excellent way to develop speed and strength.
Situps(S) and Reverse situps(RS) done three times a week. S = 50 x 3, RS = 25 x 3
Equipment:
You are expected to have two pair of black cleats - one molded and one screw-in - broken in and ready to go. You will be reimbursed 55$ toward a pair of shoes with a receipt. Do not try and break cleats in during camp. Also have shin pads that fit well and do not require tape to keep them up. Since 2002, shin pads must be a brand name as opposed to two slips of cardboard slid down the socks.
Feel free to contact me by phone during the summer if you have any questions.
Enjoy the summer and your training, and we'll look forward to seeing you soon!
