With MRU approaching CIS status in the fall of 2012; it is time for us to catch up with the modern game. MRU Women's soccer will use its final 2011-12 ACAC season as a pilot to run it's scientific training program. The players will be statistically monitored using various software to determine who is actually doing what they are supposed to be doing! The players will have access to heart rate monitors while training to monitor their recovery and endurance; the matches and possible training sessions will be collected on video and analyzed using computer software, whereby the match can be broken down into individual coaching points and emailed right to the student athlete's ipods or smart-phones....I remember sitting in my University video room and having the coach fast forward the VHS tape until we had a shot on goal...times have certainly changed!
And lastly, players will be tracked using GPS - to monitor the distance and the speed at which they ran during the sessions.
All this data will be used to track a players fitness and start to "set the standard" for new recruits coming into the program. Statistics do not lie...nor does video.
Note: Should any local player be interested in receiving any of these service mentioned in their local club games; please contact the head coach for availability and details.
