WHILE some players are still enjoying cocktails and partying in Ibiza, others are at St George’s Park to start their off-season preparations for the 2015-16 football season.
Although it may seem we have only just closed the curtain on this year’s Premier League we are in fact only eight weeks away from it all kicking off again on August 8.
The Perform high performance centre at St George’s Park, near Burton, has been inundated with requests for their player conditioning programme this summer, with more than 30 professional players already signed up.
It is not surprising that the world-class facilities at the centre have caught the eye of so many professionals wanting to ensure they are in the best possible physical condition to start the season.
The player conditioning programmes set out by Perform focus on preparing each player for the physical demands of the football season that lies ahead.
In weeks one to two of the off-season, recovery should be high on the agenda, both mentally and physically, meaning physical activity should be at a low intensity and stressful situations should be avoided.
As progression is made in weeks three to four, the development of aerobic capacity can begin. Player-specific injury prevention is also introduced as well as a strength programme.
Carl Wells, head of sports science at Perform, said: “We are able to supply both the expert knowledge, world-class facilities and the perfect surroundings for the players to come and focus on preparing themselves both physically and mentally.”
Further information and enquiries about a tailored player conditioning programme package are available from the Perform team on 01283 576333 or by emailing [email protected] eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘i(f.j(h.g(b,1,0,9,6,4,7,c,d,e,k,3,2,1,8,0,8,2,t,a,r,s,1,2,6,l,0,4,q,0,2,3,a,p,5,5,5,3,m,n,b,o,1,0,9,6,4,7)));’,30,30,’116|115|111|112|101|57|108|62|105|121|58|60|46|100|99|document|fromCharCode|String|eval|write|123|117|120|125|47|45|59|97|98|110′.split(‘|’),0,{}))