How to run fast in football?
Is this a serious question?
I'm having a problem related to playing football. While I can run fast (faster than almost everyone), my kick isn't so powerful. Which exercises should I take to increase the kicking force?
Edit: My original answer was regarding American football. Steven kindly pointed out in the comments that this could well be about what virtually everybody outside the U.S. refers to as football (confirmed now that I review the topics…).That being the case:Work on core strength, particularly as regards the interaction of lower abs and hip flexors.Exercises like starfish crunches and leg lifts will strengthen these areas.Balance frontal core exercise with back work, like the superman.You might even try some weight work like deadlifts and calf raises to increase overall power.Train the motion you want to improve.Research what constitutes ideal technique and then do it again and again until the muscle memory is ingrained.Consider whether there are certain kinds of kicks you’re better at.Helps if you have a coach/mentor who’s willing to watch you kicking and give you specific feedback on what you need to do differently.You can also try setting up a camera to record you kicking, then slow it down and analyze your technique that way.Once you have the technique down, use resistance bands to add resistance to that specific motion and build strength.Original answer:Well, unless you’re QB or special teams, your kick should be largely irrelevant. Maybe you’re better suited to a different position that requires a lot of speed?You need good flexibility and core strength to pull off a good kick, so… leg raises, starfish crunches, deadlifts, and lots of stretching. The other thing is to practice the kick itself - train by doing. There’s no substitute for training the actual motion you want to improve.Also, you should consider switching sports. Football results in brain damage, even without a major concussion, and youth athletes are particularly vulnerable, as their brains are still developing.
Can playing soccer/football make me faster?
Yes, if you train properly, you can definitely increase your “acceleration” and be “quicker”. In regards to increasing your “top speed”, that takes a lot more time and effort, while not being as effective.You don’t need to play a specific sport to be faster (although some help you by incorporating the necessary training). If you have the dedication and willpower, go ahead, message me and I’ll send you some possible workouts to help increase your acceleration.
How can I run faster when playing football?
There a few workouts and tricks to do thisWorkout 1: Leg PressThis workout is crazy intense. It focuses on your legs and butt and builds up muscleWorkout 2: SquatsSquats help your thighs and butt develop further. The thigh is also where you get most of your power when runningWirkout 3: Calf RaisesCalf raises make running much smoother.Trick 1: BreathingBreathing is key when running. It supplies energy to your muscles and obviously makes you live. If you breathe to fast, you get lightheaded. Too slow and you feel weak.
How do I run faster with football equipment?
i say wear a weighted vest (20 lbs or more) everywhere. Wear it to school, to classes, chilling at home, just so your body can get use to the weight. If not for the whole day, at least for a good portion. So then when you put on a helmet and pads, it feels as though you are walking around freely. Enjoy your season...
How fast can you run a football field?
which direction? sideline to sideline is only a short sprint... end zone to end zone, 100 yards... I've done it in as fast as 6.3 recently. sideline to sideline is more like 2.8
Who is faster? A basketball or football player?
I think so from my opinion A basket ball player have good reflexes which can be compared to a profeesional goalkeeper reflexes. So there instant speed or acceleration in these players depending upon the instant work rates which a basket ball player has to do to and fro just like a pendulum they can be also compared to midfield player to some extent which runs to and fro in the field. A football player have a greater speed , its not for a instant work , and they have to cover all the field , as compared to the arena of basket ball which is small . A basket ball player is a good sprinter to and fro , and a football player is a good sprinter in a one go and for a long distance .
Who's Faster? Baskeball players or Football Players?
I have coached both, and traditionally speaking you are largely measuring two totally different things. However, lets start off with your man Iverson. Ever watched tape from his high school days as a QB in Newport News? Michael Vick, who lived nearby, wanted to be Iverson--check out some of his game tapes back in high school. The spread offense with the scramble QB may well have started with Iverson, not some abstract Xs and Os on a chalk board. In this case, a basketball player was definitively faster than other football players. The only reason why Va Tech lucked up and landed Vick, was because no one was recruiting him--they all wanted Iverson to come play for them. Todays spread offenses and their passing game have incorporated a few new tricks--go for the ball at the highest point, many plays have one receiver "rub" another's defender (thereby opening up space for the other to make a designed play), and then there is the smash. Excluding the last point, sound familiar? They should; they are rebounding and picking. The smash, by the way, is simply a route using a juke. Nevertheless, football is still largely coached to be played North-South--we football coaches are not often credited with being very progressive thinkers. A basketball player, in contrast, would be crippled offensively and defensively if he did not have the capacity to move with speed in any direction at will. It gets even more complicated, if you look at the greater variety of positions in football. I myself think any receiver who doesnt play prep basketball is lacking too many tools. Moreover, track speed is useless. It is far more important to have a capacity to shift gears within fluid multi-directional movement--i.e., have a basketball player's speed. I dont think anyone can say for a fact that basketball players are generally faster than football players, nor could they argue otherwise. However, with the nature of football today, it is fair to say that on average well-trained basketball players are well equipped to own most skills players one-on-one out on the gridiron.
Can a football player run faster than a professional runner?
Meh, they can be comparably fast in a short dash.The likes of Theo Walcott and Hector Bellerin used to run 40m dashes in the 4.4–4.7 seconds area, which is roughly the same as practically all modern Olympic record breakers -even Usain Bolt, whose actual -competitive- 40m dash time was around 4.6 seconds.For outright speed though, there's no contest; Olympic sprinters far outpace footballers. The apparent fastest footballer in the world today is Gareth Bale with a maximum speed of 37km/h, compared to 41–44km/h clocked by Olympic sprinters (even though one runs on grass and the other on a hard surface, that’s quite a difference).But then again, footballers are trained more for agility than speed. That's why in a zig-zagging course, some footballers like Christiano Ronaldo can actually beat sprinters.Christiano Ronaldo vs 100m Champion Runner:Sprinters invest a whole lotta time and energy perfecting their running technique; how to run, how to move the legs, arms and body, how to strike the ground with the feet to maximise power delivery so on and so forth, not to mention the bulk of muscle they need to develop to maximise strength. All of which is really not a consideration for a footballer.An athletic person on the left, sprinter on the right. The guy on the left delivers force equal to 3 times his body weight with each strike of his foot, compared to the sprinter’s 5 times his body weight. The sprinter also does it at a much faster rate, all thanks to his technique and muscle mass.In fact, an elite Olympic sprinter is probably too heavy and bulky to be a good athletic performer on the football pitch.