Over the years, we’ve been able to see how the training of players has radically changed. We aren’t just talking about the equipment used by the players, but also about the exercises that the aforementioned perform during the pre-match warm-ups or on the days when the coach prepares the entire team. Of course, everyone plays the role of him, but it’s essential that each player has a valid resistance throughout the time of the match and even beyond (if necessary, as happens in extra time). To clarify and reveal one of the crucial factors that would contribute to increasing the stamina of the players is the young Miami Magic athletic trainer, Marco Canolintas, who after analyzing the fact that, over the last few years, the physical demands of football have increased exponentially as shown by studies, he decided to reveal what each individual player would favor. 

"Today - explains 

Canolintas 

-  a player must be able to perform at high intensity for 90 minutes and for many games throughout the season. This requires high levels of football specific endurance. Very often we see trainers who use long and continuous runs to train endurance 

- he explains and then continue in this way - in total disagreement with the intermittent nature of football

”Basically, Miami Magic coach reports that he’s also in favor of dry training to improve endurance, especially in young players and at the beginning of the pre-season, but for the young Canolintas, the most specific and efficient way to train this ability both through the use of the ball. Specifically, it was seen as the most decisive factor in increasing stamina is the game itself. This allows an efficient use of time available to work on both the physical and technical / tactical aspects, but above all it follows the principle of the specificity of the stimulus. "

Obviously 

- explains the athletic trainer - 

the randomness of the game makes it more difficult to standardize conditions (time and space), but through the use of GPS it’s possible to monitor training to make changes both during and at the end of training. At the beginning of a preparation 

- he reveals - 

it’s essential to carry out tests to evaluate the aerobic capacities of the players (in a youth sector I think it’s useful to repeat the test also during the year) and to build an aerobic base (dry training) on which set up a more specific job later. During the season 

Canolintas 

later reveals - 

my job is to understand the coach's technical / tactical requirements and outline the times and spaces that the players will have to cover in order to prepare them for match rhythm

". Specifically, what 

Canolintas 

explains means that it’s therefore necessary to establish the playing area, the number of players, the work and recovery times. Indeed, at the end of the training, the analysis of the GPS data provides excellent feedback on which to evaluate the effectiveness of the exercises. This is a delicate task as it requires a deep knowledge of football in addition to the physiology of the sport, but, if done effectively, it can bring significant time benefits and allow the fitness coach to concentrate more time on aspects that cannot be trained sufficiently with the sport ball (i.e. strength and speed). (Di Eleonara Boccuni)