justforgirls

After two years of summer - camps, Goalkeeper/Individual/Functional/Group and Team soccer trainings. Shalom Soccer Academy (2SA) has decided to improve/expand the Academy program with specialized training for women. The 2SA is developing a program for GIRLS ONLY.
This will be run along side of the men's/coed training and might even include some “friendly competitions”
It has been proven that women athletes needs different training than men after the creation of an exhaustive study program for ACL strengthening and balance. The 2SA technical staff has been following this research in keeping with the Academy mission, promoting proper development of youth in soccer.

This year, in the United States alone, an estimated 250,000 people will tear their (A)nterior (C)ruciate (L)igaments. Roughly, 70 percent will be non contact injuries. The vast majority will be among women age 13 to 25.

The injury is so commonplace, especially among female athletes in sports like basketball and soccer that coaches, athletic trainers, and parents expect to see some of their athletes stricken every season. So, the big question is, why do they occur disproportionately among women, and what can athletes do to protect themselves against these devastating injuries?

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons published the findings of a study group convened to look at non contact ACL injuries. They cited four categories of risk factors for these injuries: environmental, anatomic, hormonal, and biomechanical. Of these, only neuromuscular training programs were noted as showing potential to decrease ACL injuries. Since little has changed in club soccer training, our approach with the girls program is going to concentrate specifically on the way we train female athletes. For example, every female athlete must be taught how to jump, land, cut and complete their athletic activity in a better position so that the knee is not placed in a position of risk for injury.

For these reasons, and the fact that female athletes do train differently, 2SA is proud to offer her first “JUST FOR GIRLS” functional training program this Fall Season (August 17Th - September 28Th) under the tutelage of Coach Tony Zehia.
The Shalom Soccer Academy (2SA) is also proud to announce Tony Zehia as the Academy Director for Girls Program. According to Henry Abiodun, "Not every soccer coach is good with the girls no matter the level of coaching and certification; some coaches are just naturally endured with the ability to effectively motivate and develop the female players. Tony is a perfect fit and our Academy is Blessed to have such an experience, knowledgeable, humble and discipline coach to mentor our girls"
Please click here to know more about Coach Tony as he introduced himself; and for more information about our Functional Program venue/date, please visit our session/calendar menu.