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Defender Footwork Speed and Agility Circuit

Soccer

Defender Footwork Speed and Agility Circuit is a reusable training action. Review its coaching notes and targets below.

Reusable training actionVideo demonstration4 min 45 sec

Training Details

0:00 / 4:45
Sourceyoutube.com/watch?v=dB2YIU7c9ws
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Defender Footwork Speed and Agility Circuit

Navigate a 6-step zigzag cone grid across progressive variations: sprint with inside shoulder drops, lateral shuffle with low center-of-gravity push-offs, backpedal-to-forward sprint transitions, hip-flip recovery turns, and crossover drop-steps while checking over the shoulder.

Key points

  • Drop the inside shoulder tight around each cone and push off the outside foot with power
  • Stay low in an athletic defensive stance to prevent stumbling and maximize change-of-direction speed
  • Check your shoulder on backwards and crossover movements to maintain spatial awareness of runners and long passes

Common mistakes

Standing upright with stiff knees, which leads to crossing feet awkwardly or losing balance when changing direction.

Sets: 3Reps: 10 repsRest: 30 secEst. duration: 4 min 45 sec
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