Soccer Exercises: Speed And Acceleration

These soccer exercises can be highly effective for your players to help them acquire explosive acceleration and fast sprinting speed. You must have your players do these soccer exercises as fast as possible.

1. Leg Circuit

• Two-footed squat thrusts can be a good exercise for the youth soccer players. In this football exercise, you should have your players aim for a twelve-inch jump.

• Have your players walk lunge forward and then rapidly repeat the process by changing the lead leg.

• Alternate leg squat thrusts is another great drill for the young soccer players. In this exercise, the coach should have the players count reps on their one leg only.

2. Upper Body Soccer Exercise

• Normal press-ups are also quite effective, but you must make sure that your players are aim to keep a straight line through their back.

• You can also have your players try the wide-arm press-ups. In this exercise, have your players take elbows out to their sides.

• Close-hand press-ups are also worth giving a try. Make sure that while doping this exercise, your players are aim to keep their thumbs touching each other.

Apart from the above soccer exercises, you should also include abdominal drills. They are very important in keeping your players fit and strong. Also keep in mind that performing soccer drills as an "obligation" usually is boring for the players... so keep a competitive and fun environment in training.

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