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Football (soccer) drill library: Speed and agility training for soccer
Mobility and speed are important attributes in football (soccer). Exercises that focus on mobility and speed help players develop these qualities.
Drills: Mobility & speed
© CoachTruly.comAcceleration-Deceleration
Players form 3-4 lines. Divide the area lengthwise into three parts so that the first part is run at high speed - stopping in the short middle area. The middle area is continued, for example, slowly,...
Mobility & speedAgility
© CoachTruly.comSpeed and reaction with marker discs
The player stands in the middle of marker discs. The coach shouts a color and the player touches the marker disc with their foot as quickly as possible. After several colors have been called, the...
Mobility & speed
© CoachTruly.comTic-tac-toe with bibs/cones
Tic-tac-toe while running. Three cones / bibs per team. After placing three cones / bibs, players move their own cones / bibs. The winning team is the one that first creates a straight line of three.
Mobility & speed
© CoachTruly.comGate Choice Run
In this drill, there are queues at both ends of the area. From both queues, one player at a time simultaneously starts to weave through sticks/cones, goes through the gate in the middle, and continues...
Mobility & speed
© CoachTruly.comFlip the cones
In this drill, a pile of cones is placed in the area. Flip about half of them upside down. Players are divided into two teams, one team's task is to flip the cones right side up and the other's to...
Mobility & speed
© CoachTruly.comFetch and carry balls
Divide players into multiple teams. Set up marked boundaries at e.g. 5, 10 and 15 meter distances from the starting position. The players' task is to run and fetch one ball at a time and carry the...
Mobility & speed
© CoachTruly.comChase in Pairs
Cones are set up to form a figure 8. The drill can be performed with or without the ball. The objective is to catch your partner. The blue player's starting position is slightly further back than the...
Mobility & speed
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