Hi gerard […]
Once you’ve got the ground work done your times will come down, but I wouldn’t worry about anything higher than 40m as you will never run more than that. Actually, the first 10m are verything in soccer becuase once you are ahead you can stay ahead by using your body position. You need first 10m quickness and plyos will help with that once you’re ready for it.
Thanks, Lee.
I’m amazed that someone your age, height and weight who has been playing soccer for nine months can’t run a 20 second 100m…no offense intended. Just to make sure, after a really good warmup, run a 100m and get a time, even if you have to time yourself. You may be making a mistake in calculating your top speed.
Thanks, Star. No offense taken. It’s probably attributable to my inactivity in the past five to seven years. I’ll mark out a rough 100m run at the weekend and see.
I’ll update if I have any significant gains as a result of your advice.