Acceleration Training is the King of Soccer Specific Speed Training and will Reign Supreme for Ever More!

Acceleration Training Activities in soccer reign Supreme over all the other soccer speed training activities!  Yes ALL of them.

This being said, anything you can do to improve the speed, power, effectiveness, quickness, technique and the skills associated with a soccer athletes' ability to improve personal game speed acceleration will impact their confidence significantly.

To tell the truth, this great majority of this website - the educational materials, the teaching methodology, the training modules and drills are all is designed around a couple Soccer Speed Training Rules, Sciences and Observations. 

One observation being this - Acceleration Traning is King in Soccer!

In soccer, there are races happening all over the field - the player(s) on the ball, the support players tactically close to the play with a hand fulll of others walking or standing for short periods of time.

The critical point about this last comment is that the majority of relevant 'races' to win the ball, 'races' close down the defender to limit his/her options or the 'races' to get into a space/position to receive the ball first are usually the result of #1 - out accelerating the opponent or #2 - out anticipating the opponent within 15 yards of the ball!

I've designed what I call the #1 rule for soccer speed training so you remember how important it is that you work on acceleration training with all your soccer athletes and teams.

The New 15 Yard Rule!

When the ball comes within 15 yards of a player, that player has the greatest opportunity to possitively impact the game for their team. 

Therefore, the faster they are within this 15 yard radius, the more races each one of your players can win in this area, the better the chances of determining the outcome of the game.

From Zero to 15 yards is what I call "The Acceleration Zone" and the more you can improve the speed of play - physically, technically and tactically in this 15 yard area, the bigger impact each individual will have on the possitive outcome of the game.

Soccer is just a series of races to the ball, to the space around the ball and to the areas of the field where the ball is expected to be played.

During game play players who get deceived, 'faked out' and pulled out of position or get caught out of position are done so because:

• they were trying to get a head start on the race to where they anticipated the ball will end up,
• they try and cover the space where it would be most advantageous for them to be to win the ball,
• they get caught too high up the field and their opponent counter attacks into the spaces left open,

In short, they are trying to win the race that gives them the advantage in that situation.

OK, I can hear some of you more educated experts saying "you've got it half right", or "what about Deceleration Training?" and you are right!  There are two sides to every coin and what goes real fast has got to slow down.

We will go over how to decelerate as part of the education in this section and also highlight excellent acceleration/deceleration training drills (AC/DC Training).

Tactically we know that it's the combinations of AC/DC a player uses that breaks them free from the opposing defenders and gets them more space to capitalize on the moment.

In the 'Acceleration Training' section of SoccerSpeedTraining.com I will set you up with a series of Articles, Drills, Coaches Training Modules and Science that will educate you on the best practices, methods and training drills to accelerate you and your athletes to more possitive experiences of themselves and this beautiful game. 

And, I am committed to equiping you with the right tools, helping you and your players develop the mind set and methodology that grows new levels of confidence, enthusiasm and speed year after year.

No matter if you are working with youth or professional athletes, there will be relevant and cutting edge training information for you and your programs; the kind of information and training you won't want to be without. 

Start your 'Accereration Training' Education by reading the articles below in order #1, #2, #3... to get the best results.  Don't try and read them all at once, take your time, test out the drills and methods with your teams and give yourself a chance to learn make mistakes and learn some more...

Enjoy!

Chochi Valenzuela - Director