who am I?

My name is Mat (obviously) and I am relatively new to Big Soccer. I spend most of my time posting in the player/coach section as I am a physical performance coach for soccer. I have a soccer blog with a lot of free information on soccer speed, strength training, eating, psychology, etc. at www.empoweredathletes.com. I was a player myself and I was always injured and slow and that led to my obsession with human performance.

My goal is to help people stay healthy (or get healthy) and dominate the game athletically. For the coach it is probably always easier to recruit speed than develop it, however, speed is not just innate and can in fact be improved quite drastically. For the player, improving speed makes every aspect of the game easier. It is a necessity to compete at the higher levels these days. Lack of speed is a liability, especially in the back. Thanks for having me and hearing me out!