Competitive Reaction and Soccer Speed Drill

This soccer speed exercise emphasises developing reaction ability, agility and speed.

Published: 03.02.2011.

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Category: Soccer Drills - Soccer Speed Training

Age: 10 - 20+

Difficulty: 3

Space: Reduced

Keeper: 0

Players: 4 - 16

Individual+Team

Video

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Organisation

Players work in pairs. Equipment is arranged as shown. After performing an exercise players walk back to their starting positions. Players change sides after every repetition.

Description and Graphics

Players of one pair stand behind the agility ladder. At coach's command players start to run over the ladder in a determined way. After reaching the end of the ladder players have to turn around the called color by the coach. After turning around the cone players accelerate towards the line of the big cones. The player who reaches the line first is the winner.