Add targets to make soccer fitness training fun for players

Fitness is fundamental to successful soccer coaching. It's something you need to think about on a regular basis and I don't mean simply getting your players to run around the pitch each week. First, that's going to be boring and, second, players won't push themselves. Instead, this soccer drill gives your players targets to create interest and fun. Fitness targets improve stamina Giving your players fitness targets is a good way to improve their stamina in matches. Speed and fitness can be key to winning games in the last ten minutes. You need a series of stamina-busting soccer drills to get your players fit to face the most tiring parts of matches. Testing fitness and skills This drill is a good one for your players to fill their lungs and get their blood pumping, especially if you feel your soccer coaching session isn’t going anywhere. Get the boys to do this drill. What you are also doing is helping improve their co-ordination at speed. Soccer drill set up The first time, run the soccer drill without a ball, then make your players control a football around the cones. Ball control at speed is a great ability to give your players. You can draw up a chart to fill in over the season with times on it. Record who is fastest, who improves the most and who needs to work on their soccer skills. You can compare speeds with the ball and without it - it can be frustrating for the very fast ones who suddenly don't come top of the soccer drill speed lists because with a ball they are not half as fast as when they were running.