The problem isn’t that we don’t know what work, it’s that too many programs still avoid it… This is Ajax training in the 90s. Drills into sprints. Bounding. Resisted runs. Stair jumps. strength work. Agility. They were training based on principles that still hold true today.

There are no separate laws for soccer players. Speed, tendon stiffness, force output, these all follow the same biomechanical and physiological truths. The body doesn’t adapt based on opinion or sport. It adapts to load, intensity, and progression. Want to move faster?

You need force. You need intermuscular coordination. You need tendons that can store and release energy efficiently. That doesn’t happen through gimmicks or endless small sided games. Too much of modern soccer prep lives in its own bubble, confusing specificity with

effectiveness. Meanwhile, the core elements of physical performance get ignored or underdeveloped. When you understand the science, you don’t chase shortcuts or the latest trend.

I read an article years ago about how good their player development was and that stayed profitable by developing and “transferring “ players. In soccer transfers are effectively cash transactions I think.

Thanks for posting. I love these videos. Ajax has always been ahead of the game w training. There’s video from the ‘70s of Pele and the Brazilian soccer team training like this too. I think Pepsi sponsored it. I used to copy what they were doing for my own training.

To this day I think my jumping on our hay bails/squares and running bleachers for training improved my athletic ability more than the fancy machines at schools. The Leaper machine was one I thought would do more than I think it really did. Could be wrong here

What isn't shown is we also did martial arts, swimming and dance

This is exactly what any sport should thrive for build a base with varied forms of stimulus, and then let the players do what they do in a match/game-loved this!

I grew up watching these Ajax training videos on VHS and would go in my backyard and do them everyday. Wish I could find these videos again.