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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Starts in the brain.

Think fast and already anticipate the next step and you appear faster.

Slow brain- doesn’t matter your physical speed.[/quote]

It’s both. Some people are born with great coordination and reaction times and others aren’t. The ones that aren’t must spend more time learning these skills, but they may never equal those born with it who dedicate the same effort. [/quote]

Well- yes, have both is ideal.  But- if you see a kid with zero soccer IQ but physical speed vs a kid of average speed, but with very high soccer IQ—the latter will appear faster.

Cruyff: speed is confused with insight.  When I start running earlier than others, I appear faster.

I see this on my kids teams—-a smart player will start the run and be there when the ball arrives.  It’s very frustrating to play with kids that can’t anticipate.  As my youngest (11-year old) said “they make it look like it was a bad pass”.  They are standing there like dopes instead of anticipating the play and making the run.

Now the top players have the entire package.  But, the question was about improving speed of play and that can be made with quicker decisions.  Don’t hand onto it as long, play it faster.  Otherwise kid will continue to be stripped from behind.  Kids also don’t use their hands to feel around them.  Coaches don’t teach basic skill about feeling or how to receive anymore.

I am also aghast at how many players on older top area teams U14 and above have such shitty touch.  They can’t get the ball under control quickly, but the long ball physical style they played their whole childhood—they didn’t need it and it really shows at the higher levels.[/quote]

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