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Running and Endurance notes for 2002:09:03.
Why run?
- To improve your game, and in particular your end game, via conditioning.
- To get used to the constant changing of your dimensions and balances due to growing.
- To be able to concentrate on the act of running, and symetry and energy conservation.
Notes?
- In your growing phase, your feet grow first. Kids often develope a tendency to twist their feet a little during the course of their stride. Try to be aware of this tendency and avoid it.
- Drop your arms down a bit during jogging, it adds a few centimeters to your stride for free.
- There are less players on the team this year and therefore less subsitutions.
- Do You know what I mean by the term interval training?
- Do not overtrain. The body needs recovery time and for you, growing time? I would that in my experience, overtraining is the major cause of running related injuries.
- Diet, Sleep, Mental determination, and hydration are all just as important as physical conditioning. And that's without even getting into Soccer skills.
- It takes ? amount of water to deliver ? energy to a muscle. (Doug: Find numbers)
Rules:
- Never walk during run time. You can run as slow as you have to, but keep running.
- Mind others on trails. Always leave room for others.