Allison Skufca: In-Season Strength & Conditioning Considerations for the Soccer Athlete

In this episode of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast, Dan
is joined by Allison Skufca to discuss the importance of strength
training for soccer athletes. The two discuss the evolution of
strength training in soccer, periodization, training the arms,
hips, and foot/ankle complex for soccer, and more.





Allison has been a performance coach for 19 years. She received a
Bachelor’s of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science with
an emphasis in Kinesiology from the University of Northern
Colorado. She is certified with the National Strength and
Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Allison also is a Muscle
Activation Techniques (MAT) Specialist and MAT Masters Foot
Function certified. She is also CPR and AED certified. Allison
works with several individuals, small groups and teams of
athletes ranging in age and ability level. She has numerous
soccer players from several clubs in Colorado including Colorado
Rapids Youth Soccer, Real Colorado, Colorado Rush, Colorado
United and Colorado Elevation. She also has several ECNL and MLS
Next soccer players she works with on a year-round training
program to improve performance for their competitions and
decrease injury rates. She also works with several college soccer
players who play in some of the top conferences in the country
including the PAC 12, Big 12, ACC, Ohio Valley, Big Sky, Summit
League, and the Big East. Allison has experience working with
professional soccer players including Canadian National Team
member and Portland Thorns member Christine Sinclair, US Soccer
National Team members Mallory Pugh and Jaelin Howell and Portland
Thorns member Natalie Beckman. Allison was contracted out to work
with Colorado Rush’s Boys Academy teams and she was invited out
to run speed sessions for Colorado Rapids MLS Next Academy
teams.  Allison works with several distance runners in high
school and college to improve running form and increase muscular
endurance to improve running performance. She also has athletes
who participate in lacrosse, field hockey and basketball and ice
hockey. Allison has also been asked to present at a few NSCA
conferences including the Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, the
Coaches Conference, and the Virginia State Clinic. She is also a
council member of the NSCA Soccer Special Interest Group. In
addition to training youth athletes, Allison works with several
adult population clientele to increase general fitness, strength,
flexibility and help with weight loss.


For more on Allison, be sure to check out @coach_allison214 on
Instagram


For more on NSCA Soccer SIG, be sure to check out
https://www.nsca.com/professional-development/special-interest-groups/


For more on Pivotal Sports Performance, be sure to check out
https://pivotalsportsperformance.com/


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