Cheers for that, had a think about it last night and I guess a better way to put the question would be…
Can you think of any physical/physiological reason why an elite level soccer player couldn’t undertake the S&C work (especially the gym sessions) that you put your wide 5 (McDonald, Poki, Laulala, Bateman, Maitland) through and still remain competitive in soccer? This is from a pre-season perspective, or if during the season keeping a similar regime but reducing the volume to accomodate the extra game time demands…
Alternatively, individual skills aside, is there any physical/ physiological attributes as a result of their training (especially gym work) that means any of your wide 5 would be uncompetitive in an elite soccer environment (e.g. flexibility, speed, endurance)…
Hope this is a better way to put it.
Regards
Steve