Soccer Agility Training

Good soccer agility is vital if you wantto become a successful soccer player. Complex movements on the field such as passing, dribbling, turning etc all requires good agility levels.

Agility refers to the ability to change your direction on the field quickly without losing your balance. Your soccer agility depends on a combination of different factors such as strength, balance, speed and your co-ordination.

Agility training in soccer may include shuttle running across small areas of the field with multiple sharp changes of your direction. It may also include drills using a ball such as receiving and passing at high speed. The two mentioned ways of training will improve your neuromuscular coordination through a better interaction between your nervous system and your muscles.

When practicing on your agility, the drill should mimic your movements and demands of your position on the field. For ex, CB:s (central fullbacks) tend to undertake much more sideways and backwards sprinting comparing to other positions. Keep in mind also that you should execute these drills at high speed. This is because they are supposed to simulate your game situations.

It is also important to start slowly with your agility training, especially if you are new to soccer. It is pretty easy to get a muscle rupture if you are untrained. If you plan to start with agility training I would recommend you to start jogging few weeks before the start of your agility training. This will help you gain some basic fitness abilities and you will also reduce the risk of getting injured.

Agility training is a part of soccer that should be practice at any time of the year. As you may already know, some parts of soccer fitness are best intended for pre-season training. You need also to keep in mind to take your agility training seriously and don’t cheat while performing the exercises. I know by experience that soccer players tend to cheat during boring fitness training without ball.

If you weren’t serious with your soccer training then you will not probably either read this article. So, keep in mind to always work hard no matter what type of soccer practice it is. I can admit that agility training is not so thrilling but it is something that needs to be done and you must focus on it 100 %.