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[quote=Anonymous]Good comments thru this thread.  To sum up for the OP. Speed of play can mean many things, such as:

1) Physical speed with and without the ball.  I.e. the ability to burst by a defender to get open, win a ball, or get past them with the ball. Some of this is anticipation some of this is physical speed, which can be improved via explosion type exercise both with and without a ball.  Yes, there are genetic limits.

2) Mental speed.  This comes with being forced to play fast and think quickly. 1 and 2 touch drills. Pressure drills. Talking thru and demonstrating scenarios then emphasizing the speed of making the decision in real-time based scenarios. Making the decision second nature so that there is no thinking.

3) Quickness. Different than sheer speed.  Ability to make moves quickly (offense) and ability to react quickly (defense). Think of Steph Curry and Messi (quickness) vs. Tedd Ginn and Gareth Bale (speed). Practicing dribbling moves but at a faster pace will help. Practicing proper foot movements and positioning on defense will help. Then things like shuttle runs, in and out cones, etc. will help. Muscle memory at pace.

IF your kids has time to work on all of these then great, and you're on your way.  If not, then pick the area of greatest deficiency and start there. Good luck.[/quote]

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