Maybe It's Endurance, But I Need Help

[UncleSam527]

Lately, my team has been playing indoor at 11-freaking-pm. In those games, I have noticed that (while I can run for a decent enough period of time) I cannot sprint, stop, "bust a move", and sprint again. My problem is stopping, and then doing something right after that. If anyone could tell me some drills or other ways to improve this, I would greatly appreciate it.

[Froggy316]

Can you do it at a normal time, like in afternoon weekend games or something? You eating right?

[boydreilly]

Originally posted by UncleSam527
Lately, my team has been playing indoor at 11-freaking-pm. In those games, I have noticed that (while I can run for a decent enough period of time) I cannot sprint, stop, "bust a move", and sprint again. My problem is stopping, and then doing something right after that. If anyone could tell me some drills or other ways to improve this, I would greatly appreciate it.

Suicides are the answer to all your problems.

[MD_05]

i thought my 10pm indoor games were bad.

[UncleSam527]

Originally posted by Froggy316
Can you do it at a normal time, like in afternoon weekend games or something? You eating right?
I can do it decently, but still not as good as I would like to.

Originally posted by boydreilly
Suicides are the answer to all your problems.
How long (time) and how many (distance)?

[boydreilly]

Originally posted by MD_05
i thought my 10pm indoor games were bad.

That's nothing. Me and a group of friends rent out an indoor place starting at 1:00 in the morning till 3:00 or 3:30. We have 3 teams that play 1 goal games. Then the loser is off, on with the next team.

[boydreilly]

Originally posted by UncleSam527

How long (time) and how many (distance)?

Different people do them different ways. I seperate 6 cones about 3 yards apart (15 yards total) and do about 10 of them. The important thing is to make the rest time as short as possible, maybe about a minute.

[gerr18]

I know the US Nat. Team does suicides like this:

5 cones, 5 yards apart(total 25 yards, so actually 6 cones, if you're counting the one at 0 yards.)

Do 10 sets...each set to be finished in 35-40 seconds.

The remainder of the minute is rest, so if you do one set in 35 seconds, you have 25 seconds rest, if you do it in 40 seconds, 20 seconds rest....etc.

Complete all 10 reps this way.


Hope this helps...

[UncleSam527]

Thanks. Sounds tough, but I will do it.

[ilya123]

11 is late. I mean for your body to function at it's fullest potentiial you must get a lot of sleep. Lack of sleep causes lack of energy so you may feel more tired on the the field. Though suicides wont hurt and will only make you better!

[UncleSam527]

Originally posted by ilya123
...Lack of sleep causes lack of energy so you may feel more tired on the the field...
Eight hours isn't cutting it for me, I guess.

[hemariva]

Some people require more. I can function on 8, but to perform my best I get at least 10 before gameday.

[hermsoccergrl]

I can play on 6 hours of sleep, but if I want to play good I have to get 8.