How to prepare in pre-season for soccer?

The main things you can do are a lot of weight training and abdominal workouts to strengthen your core, and even your legs. When I was playing, we would have daily ab workouts of about 200-300 sit ups. Not crunches, but full sit ups. These would often be augmented by sets of leg lifts. For leg lifts, you law on your back with your legs together, raise them up six inches, hold, then spread them about two feet apart, hold, put them back together, hold, raise to twelve inches, hold, and back down for a few seconds rest. That is one; we'd usually do about 15-20. Working your abdominals and core muscles is really valuable because a strong core helps to support your back and avoid back injury, help you in the physical, player-to-player battles on the field, and even give you better running form, which will actually make you faster. As for strength training, if you're a member of a gym, you can use any of the leg machines that do not require effort from your calves. If you don't have a gym membership, go out and buy yourself a five dollar resistance tube and you can do all the same exercises with a little creativity. There are all sorts of online guides for resistance bands and body weight exercises for your legs. Just do a little research and find what works! As for ball work, the only thing I can really think of to do would be sit down on the ground, and try to juggle the ball while sitting on your butt. This way the pressure isn't on your calf, but you can still establish good touch. just remember, if your calf hurts at all, or even if a workout feels like it is stretching your calf, STOP. The muscle is weak right now and the last thing you need to do is make it worse. Hope that helps! If you want any more advice, or ideas about workouts (I have some, just didn't want to take up a bunch of space here by typing them out) let me know; I think you're able to message me on Yahoo? Anyways, good luck!

Start by stretching and just jogging. I find after my games I just stretch and jog for a few minutes, just to get muscles loose. Running is probably the best thing to do before the season, in good condition, it will help you a lot. Try isoccer or online soccer Academy if you want to improve ball skills. Or, my team does a 1,000 striking challenge every month if you are interested in improving your kick. BTW... a good stretching book is Stretching by Bob Anderson. It has before and after stretches for all different sports. Good Luck!!!

Just run - as in the premiership

In your case, creatine supplements would be a waste of money. Soccer is an endurance sport, and creatine is primarily used in bursts. IE weight lifting, sprinting. As long as you eat a normal amount of meat, milk, nuts, other protein sources, whey protein won't help either. From what you've said, you are off to a very good start. I would suggest you implement some agility exercises, instead of just running for 2 miles. It still gets you in shape, and will help on the field.

Start by stretching and just jogging. I find after my games I just stretch and jog for a few minutes, just to get muscles loose. Running is probably the best thing to do before the season, in good condition, it will help you a lot. Try isoccer or online soccer Academy if you want to improve ball skills. Or, my team does a 1,000 striking challenge every month if you are interested in improving your kick. BTW... a good stretching book is Stretching by Bob Anderson. It has before and after stretches for all different sports. Good Luck!!!

Just run - as in the premiership