3 purposes of aerobic training for soccer

1) Improve the capacity of the aerobic system. Thus a larger percentage of the energy required for intense exercise can be supplied aerobically, allowing a player to work at a higher exercise intensity for prolonged periods.

2) Improve the ability of the muscles to utilize fats during exercise. Thereby a larger portion of glycogen can be preserved and a player can exercise at higher intensities at the end of the game.

3) Improve the ability to recover after a period of high intensity exercise. As a result, a player requires less time to recover before being able to perform in a subsequent period of high-intensity exercise.

A key factor to remember is that aerobic and anaerobic systems usually work concurrently. When describing activity it is not always which energy system am I using but more so, which predominates.

(1) Reilly T. & Williams M. (2003), Science and Soccer, USA, Routledge

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