Soccer Fitness; Improving Reaction and Acceleration
This soccer fitness exercise focuses on improving player's reaction time and acceleration.
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Soccer fitness drill focusing on improving player's reaction time and acceleration.
Drill Setup
- Create a grid that is 30 X 30 yards.
- Place a cone directly in the middle of the grid.
- Split the teams up evenly on the four corners.
- No balls are required at the beginning but will be used later in this drill.
Drill Instructions
- Players 1 and 2 are the lead players, players 3 and 4 are the followers.
- Instruct players to return to their same line after each turn.
- Players 1 and 4 jogs towards the middle cone.
- Player 1 makes a fake (or two) and sprints to either cone 2 or 3.
- The goal is for the lead player (player 1) to make it to the cone before the following player (player 4).
- If player 4 beats player 1 to the cone, player 1 does five pushups.
- Switch the leaders and followers after a few rounds.
Drill Variations
- Switch so that all players have a chance to lead and follow.
- Add balls and make players dribble, make a fake and beat the follower to the cone.
Drill Coaching Points
- The leaders should use body fakes and faints then quickly sprints to the cone
- The followers should react quickly and accelerates to beat the leader
Equipment
Drill Ages
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