Sunday, June 23, 2013
Here is a link to help provide necessary information on Heart Rate Monitors. If at all possible, I would like each of you to invest in a monitor of your choice. Varsity players, you will be using them during each training session for camp and selected practices during the season. JV players, you will be asked to do the same. During Off-Season training, everyone will be using them regularly.
http://www.livestrong.com/polar-heart-rate-monitor/
http://micoach.adidas.com
Here is an excellent article on UConn soccer and why they train with Heart Rate Monitors....
"The aim is to calculate precisely that players are giving the desired effort during workouts and, just as important, to prevent them from overtraining and to limit their susceptibility to soft-tissue injuries that can arise from fatigue.
“Soccer is a great game, but there is very little science to it,” said Chris Watkins, the soccer coach at Brigham Young University, which has used heart rate monitors for two seasons. “If you can find science, it gives players an advantage. We’re much smarter in our training now. Fitness is not an issue. We know exactly how to address it.”
UConn (17-3-2) is a top seed in the N.C.A.A. tournament and will open play at home Sunday. The team’s players, coaches and support staff say they are convinced that sports science, along with technical skill and tactical awareness, has played a vital role in UConn’s success. One measure is that the Huskies have scored 21 of their 34 goals after halftime this season.
“I think we’re among the top 5 percent of the fittest teams in the country,” said Mario Diaz, UConn’s trainer. “A lot of times we break teams down in the 65th or 70th minute of games. We outrun and out-endure our opponents.”
Here is the article...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/sports/soccer/heart-rate-monitors-fine-tune-soccer-players-fitness.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss
