Newsletter 17

August 14, 2007

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=======Table of Contents=====

1. Format Change
2. Strength and Conditioning Byte (S&C)-distance vs interval
3. Injury Prevention Byte - bare foot training
4. Nutrition Byte- pasta
5. Product Promo - "Cravers";

============1. Format Change ==========

After lots of thought and research this newsletter will
under go a format change to make it easier for you
to read.

The newsletter will be divided into four or five "bytes"
of information:

- strength and conditioning
- injury prevention
- nutrition
- product promo

{!name}, the information will be short and
to the point. As always I am looking for
feedback from my subscribers.

============2. S&C Byte ========

Distance vs. Interval training

There are still many coaches and parents that
send their son or daughter for jogs for
"aerobic conditioning" for soccer. Doing this
will only teach young soccer athletes to be
slow and will effect physical development in
later years.

Key point*** You must train the energy system,
the muscular system, and nervous system with
long term long term development in mind.

If a young soccer athlete is told to go for light
jog the body will remember that as it grows.
This is training the body to be slow.

Learning proper running technique and playing small
sided games are excellent ways to condition your child
for soccer. As they get older they may strength train.

============3. Injury Prevention Byte ========

Does your child do any barefoot training?
Barefoot training is an excellent tool for preventing
injuries. Kids love to play in their park in their
barefeet all the time.
This gives them a sense of freedom and independence.

Now just give them a soccer ball and let them dribble,
shoot and pass barefoot.

This prevents injury because children:
- become comfortable with the "feel" of the ball
- develop a mind to muscle connection at a
"subsconscouos" (kinesthetic awareness) level
- develop confidence

============4. Nutrition Byte ========

Eat Pasta... Carefully
by Dr. John Berardi
As a God-fearing Italian, I have to admit that
I love pasta. But, as a gut-fearing weight lifter
and athlete, I definitely have to choose the lower GI,
nutrient dense whole-wheat variety.

During training phases that require or allow for
higher carbohydrate intake (higher volume training)
I'll eat one whole-wheat pasta meal per day.

During other phases (like where I'm trying to lose fat),
the pasta stayson the shelf in favor of a higher
lean protein, good fat, and fruit and veggie intake.

======== 5. Product Promo - CRAVERS=====

We recommend Cravers by Prograde Nutrition. These snack bars
are 95% organic. These bars are good to eat immediately
after a game or a training because they a have
good combination of protein and carbohydrates.

To find out more about these delicious snacks click here.

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Yours in youth soccer fitness

Mike Grafstein
B.Ph.Ed,CAT(C),CSCS,YCS,RMT

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