Fine-Tuning Soccer Sprint Speed
Since sprints in soccer are typically under 40 yards, do you really need to bother with developing your max velocity mechanics? After all, the research from track says most 100-meter [...]
Why Agility Is Critical for Soccer Players
Sprinting speed is very important, but soccer isn’t a track meet. It’s not a linear game, and elite soccer players have great agility in addition to blazing straight-ahead speed. Agility [...]
How to Build Soccer-Specific Conditioning
Every soccer player, coach and parent recognizes that in a 90-minute game, stamina is important. The question, though, is what does stamina mean? What is fitness? Stamina is the capacity [...]
What Is Fast in Soccer?
Everyone knows sprinting is an important part of soccer, but it doesn’t take an English Premier League coach to see that quickness, agility and change of direction are equally important [...]
3 Biggest Myths About Soccer Speed
Speed wins games. Coaches want it, players respect it, and spectators cheer for it. Unfortunately, soccer speed is often misunderstood. In years of working with everything from AYSO to National [...]