SHE-BE Girl's Soccer Journal Issue 1 | Page 24

SPORTS TIPS CONDITIONING TIPS To improve fi tness and sports performance, physical conditioning is often included in athletic sports and exercise training. Physical conditioning usually has multiple components, including power, strength, speed, balance, agility, coordination, and endurance. CREATING A CONDITIONING PROGRAM The fi rst step to improving fi tness or sports performance through physical conditioning is to design a program with the goals and needs of the sport in mind. Not every sport or form of exercise requires each component of physical conditioning in equal proportion, if at all. The training programs of a sprinter differ signifi cantly from those of a long-distance runner, for example. CONDITIONING S S TOP www.STOPSportsInjuries.org TOP S S POrTS POrTS Inj Inj urIeS urIeS — — Keeping Keeping Kids Kids in in the the Game Game for for Life Life | www.STOPSportsInjuries.org