Examples of Pure Speed
Soccer Specific Drills

Coaching Points:
Slalom sprints to win the
ball, to either shoot and score or defend. One
player from either team starts from position "A". (one
team is designated as the attacking team and the
other as the defending team).
On the goalkeepers
command, both players sprint around the poles and
then to the ball. Whoever reaches the ball first,
(if the attacker, shoots at goal, if the defender
clear the ball as far away as possible from the
danger area).
This drill can be
done from a myriad of starting positions.
Perform this drill from a;
1. Standing start.
2. Jogging start.
3. Prone start.
Progression:
Use the same drill but with the addition of a hurdle
after the completion of the slalom.
These are a few basic
examples of the starting position; they are only limited by your
imagination. Variety, with non linear soccer specific sprints + a target
(winning or defending the ball).
Use as many varieties in the starting
position as possible, even some that are extreme, opposed and unopposed as
to add a “game specific reality” to the drills or exercises.
Organizational
Set Up
Entire Team
2 players at a time
Supply of flag poles
Goalkeeper in goal
