The Importance of In-Season Strength and Power Training in Football Athletes: A Brief Review and Recommendations

Football (soccer) performance requires a diversity of physical attributes and biomotor abilities, such as strength, power, jump mechanics, repeat sprint ability, change direction on-ball skills. In-season training focus is often based on metabolic conditioning activities small sided games, tactical technical football drills traditional running in order to further develop maintain aerobic anaerobic capacity. However, this comes at the expense strength training, which may be compromised for additional time pitch. Therefore, purpose review provide an evidenced-based approach, periodisation power during season. Secondly, increased popularity incorporating on-pitch pre-rehabilitation injury prevention programs that utilise unstable exercises entire season will also discussed. Collectively, literature suggests maintenance can achieved with one session per week athletes. it important coaches continue development characteristics season, not only assists but attribute reduction risk. Evidence supporting effectiveness programming centred lacking time.