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    Hi,

    My child is athletic, strong and has advanced ball skills but, overall quickness has not progressed as quickly. Has anyone in Orlando used any speed/agility training companies for children?

    If they can not improve their speed are they doomed as they get older?

    #2
    If they don't have quickness they will struggle as they get older. It is also harder to make yourself quicker.

    The only positions he can play when he gets older if he is not very quick are center back and holding mid. I would try to have the coach move him to one of those positions in preparation for the older years.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Hi,

      My child is athletic, strong and has advanced ball skills but, overall quickness has not progressed as quickly. Has anyone in Orlando used any speed/agility training companies for children?

      If they can not improve their speed are they doomed as they get older?
      Go get a set of ladders [img]http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&query=ladde r&N=0&Product_Id=232568[\img] and train quickness training.

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        #4
        Go get a set of ladders http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPa...duct_Id=232568 and train quickness training.

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          #5
          Go get a set of ladders http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v16/...nt-b-Speed.jpg and train quickness training.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Hi,

            My child is athletic, strong and has advanced ball skills but, overall quickness has not progressed as quickly. Has anyone in Orlando used any speed/agility training companies for children?

            If they can not improve their speed are they doomed as they get older?
            How old?

            SSP?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              If they don't have quickness they will struggle as they get older. It is also harder to make yourself quicker.

              The only positions he can play when he gets older if he is not very quick are center back and holding mid. I would try to have the coach move him to one of those positions in preparation for the older years.
              I think you mean center mid and not center back...how can a center back with no quickness defend a fast forward? If center backs are not quick then we are doomed.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                I think you mean center mid and not center back...how can a center back with no quickness defend a fast forward? If center backs are not quick then we are doomed.
                Totally agree...your center backs have to be able to stop the best forwards. Anyone who is slow or overweight usually ends up as center mid. Go figure - they SHOULD be your best player!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  I think you mean center mid and not center back...how can a center back with no quickness defend a fast forward? If center backs are not quick then we are doomed.
                  Just shows the original poster is an IDIOT!!!!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Hi,

                    My child is athletic, strong and has advanced ball skills but, overall quickness has not progressed as quickly. Has anyone in Orlando used any speed/agility training companies for children?

                    If they can not improve their speed are they doomed as they get older?
                    There is quickness and there is speed. How old is your child? Short or tall? Are they fast at a long distance? Are they fast at a short distance? When you say their "overall quickness", do you mean it takes more than a few steps for your player to reach their fastest pace? There is a big difference in being fast and also being quick. If your child is not fast or quick then you have a problem in the sport of soccer. These other questions are important as your player may be too young to show all of the signs of their pace. Their size can be another reason for their overall pace. Some taller, younger players finally catch up to their size in their latter youth years. Shorter players seem to have their pace from the first day they step on a field, but they may not get any faster in comparison with their age as they mature physically.

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                      #11
                      You can't train speed but you can train form... If your child isn't running the right way, recruiting a track coach may be more effective, this way technique can be evaluated and corrections can be made.. If speed doesn't improve, I would work on acceleration. Short bursts of speed can sometimes be enough. Wouldn't suggest a winger or forward position unless foot skills are superior.. Good luck..

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        You can't train speed but you can train form... If your child isn't running the right way, recruiting a track coach may be more effective, this way technique can be evaluated and corrections can be made.. If speed doesn't improve, I would work on acceleration. Short bursts of speed can sometimes be enough. Wouldn't suggest a winger or forward position unless foot skills are superior.. Good luck..
                        OMG you sound like my kid's coach. we are all doomed if real coaches are here in TS. BTW, my kid's coach is someone who thinks it takes superior dribbling up to the net to score, when if they had taken a shot at the box, they would have scored, and unfortunately none of our offense can shoot from any distance at all. Please coach, we need to score too. 0-0 ties just don't cut it.

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                          #13
                          Age is big factor. Growth rate can hamper speed. At u-11-u15 my son got pegged as slow.
                          Slow first step. He also grew for 4 nothing to over 6 feet tall in the same time period.

                          Now in u16 and his muscles have caught up with him he is one of the quickest and fastest players on the field. He also works on first step quickness. Squat jumps and single leg lunges have worked well

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                            #14
                            As a coach there is so much wrong information here. Center backs do not have to be fast, they have to be smart along with defenders. I do not mean sloooow. if you have average speed then you can play center back and defense as long as you are smart and technically sound but you do need smart teammates around you. If you do not have good ball skills in the back then you better be really fast to compensate for the mistakes you are eventually going to make. If I do not have defenders with good skills I put my fastest kids back there

                            Also you can train to be faster relative to themselves but I have never seen anyone go from average speed to blazing speed or slow to average but any increase in speed helps. One of the best ways to increase your speed is to lose 10 pounds of fat and get leaner although I do not recommend putting growing kids on diets to get fast.

                            Also the fastest kids is not always a striker. Sometimes its' the strongest who can hold the ball while support catches up or the kid who only needs a small window of opportunity to finish 90% of the time

                            Finally there is difference between being quick and playing quick. The ball moves faster than any player so you should not play more than 2-3 touches. Watch the pros all the time and learn,

                            I will take smart technically sound players every time over soccer stupid fast players

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Go get a set of ladders http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v16/...nt-b-Speed.jpg and train quickness training.
                              I just bought one of this. my son grew too fast and lost some speed. he is still very young but i want to help him to cope with his new size. I hope it helps.

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