Because speed and agility is such a vast area, rather than try and do everything at once, we can break it down into different components. We then find ways to train each of those components.
Your athletes need to be fast and agile in every match, so some form of these components need to be trained every week. By using these fundamental movements in the warm-ups, your athletes will be better prepared to use game-specific speed and agility in your technical and tactical training.
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