Entries from November 1, 2006 - December 1, 2006
Measuring Your Aerobic Max For Goalkeeping Success
Yup, just did 12 laps because your trainer said it was good for you. Did he test your aerobic max? Or, you possibly did 1 hour of extremely intense sprint sessions, because that same trainer felt it would be good to see you writhe in pain a little bit. Did he test your aerobic max? I bet the answer is no. Many goalkeeper trainers that I had the so called pleasure to train with just got you to work hard, and then assumed that you were in tip top aerobic shape. It's just not acceptable in this day of modern football to assume, and assumptions don't provide solid results. VO2 Max is certainly a great way to gauge your aerobic conditioning, and it takes tonnes of money and research to gauge relevant results. the following article provides methods you can use at home to gauge your VO2 Max and measure your aerobic ability.
John Stevanja
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PrintAround The Net In Goalkeeping
Plenty of Premiership goalkeeping antics going on as we scour the net for goalkeepers doing the usual crazy things that they do. Following is the best from the net in goalkeeping:
Goalkeepers and Genes?
To be great at any sport takes a whole lot of determination and hard work. Just like goalkeeping, some goalkeepers are just better equiped to play the role than others. This does not mean that if you were not born like Gianluigi Buffon, that you will not be able to advance your goalkeeping skills. A riveting study by the ACSM has uncovered some progressive results in regards to our inclination for fitness and exercise. It seems that goalkeeping may all be in the genes:
Spider's Lessons Learnt At AC Milan
Zeljko Kalac. Spider. It was a great time as a junior goalkeeper to have trained with and watched him terrorize the old NSL with his freaky height. To me Zeljko epitomizes the best of Croatian goalkeeping...namely a fiery attitude mixed with enormous presence, hard work and freaky agility. But you think that life as a goalkeeper can be tough. Imagine life as a goalkeeper moving to the Serie B of Italy. Spider shares his thoughts about agents in this awesome little video, and I'll give you an overview of my own opinion.
Goalkeeper Cloning? The Mind Doth Boggle!
Imagine Makybe Diva winning another three straight Melbourne Cup's...in the year 3000. Could you even think about Peter Schmeichel terrorizing a hapless attack for another ten years...again. in the year 3000? Gene doping is here, and it is real! So much so that they cloned Dolly and created a two headed fish. Good intentions i'm sure and all in the name of science, right? Following is possibly one of the most riveting articles I have read from the sports science frontier in quite some time, by an Aussie sports scientist.
Around The Net In Goalkeeping
So much going on in the goalkeeping world...well not much this week, but there is some exciting news from around the soccer world that you may be interested in. Let's take a look:
Shay Given: A Video Tribute To World Class Goalkeeping
He's back from injury and you can't deny him! Shay given is one of my favorite goalkeepers and possibly one of the best in the round ball game. Following is a cool video tribute to the Irishman with some great show stopping goalkeeping feats for the Toons.
Why Muscles Fatigue?
I've been doing much research over the weekend and a lot of milling around dusty scientific journals and other articles on the net. Why? Cause I like too? Yeah I know i'm sick! Anyway, I found a very recent study by some Harvard lab rats that pointed to why muscles fatigue during intense exercise that you may find useful in your own training regime.
All That Glitters
Trophies get dusted off from time to time, and although they don't really amount to much, it is the mental picture of the moment you received it that makes your feel great about being a goalkeeper. The picture in the following post really takes me back. Let me walk you through the journey.
Once Injured...Never The Same
The feeling of the long and winding road to recovery can certainly take its toll. Interesting research by the American College of Sports Medicine has uncovered the fact that once you are injured, no matter how well you recover....you never really recover fully, ever. I was looking at my leg in the mirror (no not some sick fetish) and saw the aftermath of my ACL tear, i've actually lost 5 degrees of normal extension. This means that my leg will never really be as dead straight as it used to be. Following is an excerpt from the recent findings:
Everyone Loves Gigi
Like Raymond, you just can't get enough of Gianluigi Buffon. Women want to marry him, people love that he is the goalkeeper with all the bling and he probably has a brother called Robbie who hates his guts! Last night I browsed through Yahoo Answers and found the following question about the world's best goalkeeper:
Preparing For Pre-Season? Do As The Professionals Do!
The hard yards, the sweat and the pain. You'd think it starts with the long season slog. It actually begins in the preseaon. Yup professionals train, when nobody else wants to...and they begin well before anyone would think they should start their training regime. Folllowing, are some fantastic points reflecting the physiology of a professional footballer in the Turkish 1st division. The discussions that ensue, entail some very key points that you could also try to understand when ramping up your pre-season training:
Around The Net In Goalkeeping
Let's take a fast and furious sweep around the net to see what is new this week in the world of goalkeeping. Actually this will be the first of a weekly link fest to the best in goalkeeping on the world wide web. Fresh off the cyber printing press:
