Speed Report: Football Movement and Speed Skills – Combining Linear Speed with Movement Speed

Summer is coming soon and spring is a perfect time to improve the skill-set of your players to increase their playing speed and confidence. Often, we work on linear speed and movement speed independently. Why not combine the two? That’s what football requires – speed and movement.      I thought this month would be a great time to add some playing speed skills for your team. Some years ago I began combining movement drills with linear speed work, all during the same repetition of a drill set. As time has progressed, I’ve developed a large number of various drills designed in this manner. Now’s the time for using these drills so you can perfect the skills required to maximize each player’s performance.  Football Coaches - Look Beyond the Obvious       Every time I go to another school to install a training system, I hear the