Women’s soccer is a dynamic sport that involves many directional changes. Developing multidirectional speed is important. You have to have good coordination and balance to cut and move quickly.

Developing the proper mechanics for cutting and changing direction will help you become more efficient and increase your speed on the field.

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These soccer agility drills will not only develop multidirectional speed, they will prevent injury by positioning you properly to change direction. That’s important: women’s soccer has one of the highest ACL tear rates, many non-contact injuries caused by improper positioning when players are cutting.

Watch the video below for demonstrations of each soccer agility drill.

• Shuffle Drill with Hockey Stop, Sets/Reps: 3×2-3 each direction with 60 second rest between sets
• Shuffle Drill with Crossover Step to Sprint, Sets/Reps: 3×2-3 each direction with 60 second rest between sets
• Shuffle drill with Jab Step to Sprint, Sets/Reps: 3×2-3 each direction with 60 second rest between sets
• Jab Step to Sprint, Sets/Reps: 3×2-3 each direction with 60 second rest between sets
• Shuffle to Drop Step to Linear Sprint, Sets/Reps: 4×2-3 each direction with 60 second rest between sets
• Linear Sprint to Deceleration to 120-Degree Drop Step to Sprint, Sets/Reps: 4×2-3 each direction with 60 second rest between sets
• Linear Sprint to Deceleration to 120-Degree Cut to Sprint, Sets/Reps: 4×2-3 each direction with 60 second rest between sets

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