Kicking around a soccer workout

Re: “Ripped, Buff, Tough -- It’s a Goal” [July 3]: I too have been remarking on how athletic-looking the World Cup soccer players are, so I was pleased to see this article.

However, I thought the drills, or “body without the game,” to be quite uninformative. The ideas put forth are simple ones, and lack recommended frequencies and repetitions.

What would be far more informative is a typical professional soccer player’s training schedule and how they periodize it throughout the year.

LYNNE PIRNAT

Fullerton