INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS TRY OUT IN SPAIN SIA Academy holds soccer tryouts at its High Performance Center with the objective of attracting talented international players. Trying out for a semi-professional team is the first step towards reaching the elite. UD SIA Benigànim’s preseason has started in style. After a brilliant last season in the so-called new
THE IMPORTANCE OF INTENSITY IN SOCCER There is no doubt that one of the most heard words in training sessions and soccer games is ‘intensity’. We frequently find ourselves using this term, however, sometimes without understanding the real meaning this word. Are we making a mistake when it comes to demanding intensity over and
THE SECRET OF COACHES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFUL AS FOOTBALL PLAYERS What do Pep Guardiola, Zinédine Zidane, Ronald Koeman, Mauricio Pochettino, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Andrea Pirlo and Sergio Conceiçao all have in common? The list of names that makes up this easy-to-answer question could be endless. All of these coaches have been elite footballers. There is
Third Division Spanish League The Third Division is the fourth most important category of the Spanish soccer league. The Third Division was established in 1929 as a non-professional category right below the Spanish Second Division and above the regional categories. Subsequently, from 1977, when the Second Division “B” was created, it was placed below this
What youth leagues are there in the USA? 4 Leagues on a Nacional scale which are: MLS Next ECNL (Elite Clubs National League) USYS (US Youth Soccer) EDP 1 Others NYSLA (Just in New York) MLS NEXT Development Academy (DA) was the most prestigious youth league the United States of America has seen where the
Do we know how to listen? I am Jose Gonzalez, in charge of the Psychology Department at Soccer Inter-Action. Thanks to my Psychology Degree, I have the ability to understand the needs of our soccer players and know how to encourage problem solving to help them improve their sporting performance. I studied the Master of
What is being vegan? According to the International Vegetarian Union, a vegetarian is anyone who follows a diet based on plant-based foods, with or without dairy products, eggs and/or honey. When we speak of vegetarian, we mean that no animal products are eaten. If milk, eggs or honey are eaten, a prefix is added to
TRAINING TO TAKE CARE OF NUTRITION When highly talented, motivated and well-trained players compete, the margin between victory and defeat is minimal. Therefore, even the smallest details can make a big difference. Diet affects performance, and the foods we choose to eat during training and competition will affect how well we train and play. TRAINING
MOTIVATION AS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IN SPORTS PERFORMANCE Motivation has been and continues to be one of the fields of greatest interest. It is already well-known in the sports community how important motivation is nowadays in order to maximise the talent and potential of an athlete. However, in many cases the exact definition of
Of all the aspects that condition the mentality and psychological strength of an athlete, perhaps one of the most influential and that can most modify sporting performance is what we know as anxiety. This psychological variable is present at all levels and in all situations surrounding competitive practice, whether we are referring to training or
