A Stretching Routine for Soccer Stretching for Soccer by Paul LaDuke, MSS, ATC, CSCS Importance of Stretching for Soccer Soccer is a sport which places great demands for range of motion in all the muscles of the lower body and the trunk.
Goalies demand a great degree of movement in the upper body as well.
Soccer players need to stretch all the muscles of the lower body and the trunk in order to meet these demands without pulling a muscle or developing tendinitis. Professional soccer, with its limited substitution, places great energy demands on the athlete during a 90 minute game. Since stretching after exercise can aid in the prevention of soreness, it is just as important to stretch after a match and practice as it is before the match and practice. Principles of Stretching Warm up before stretching. Your muscles and tendons are more elastic after a warm up.