The Need For Speed

Soccer is a game of quickness.  It’s that first two to three steps
that separate the good players from the great, and the goals
from the “it was SO close”.

I don’t see teams practice quickness and they should.  It is
so important.

There are two aspects of being quick. The first, is the mental
aspect.  Knowing when and how to make that first quick burst.

The second is the physical aspect; knowing how and having the
conditioning to do it.

Kids should learn quickness as a progression; without a ball,
without a ball against a partner, with a ball, and then with a
ball and partner.

There are a lot of details to being quick.  Stance, footwork,
body position, reaction time, and leg strength all play an
important role.

It takes time and effort to make soccer players quick yet
it is well worth it.

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