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Shuttle runs (beep-test style)

Twenty metres there and back, getting faster. The classic fitness test, as training.

No follow-along video attached yet. There are good ones for this — ask your coach to add one.

US Soccer YouTube
12:00
12 minutes · 6–10 shuttles, growing. Press start and go.

Do this

  1. 1 Mark 20 metres: two shoes, two cones, two anything.
  2. 2 Jog there and back twice to warm up.
  3. 3 Run there and back in 10 seconds. Rest 20.
  4. 4 Repeat, each time trying to arrive a little sooner.
  5. 5 When you cannot make it in time twice in a row, stop and write the number down.
  6. 6 Beat that number next week.

Do it well

  • Touch the line with your foot, do not stretch for it.
  • Turn on both sides, not always the same way.
  • Breathe out as you push off.

Level up

  • Carry a ball for the first two shuttles.
  • Add a 5-metre sprint at each end before turning.

Before you start. Do this on grass or a track, not on a wet floor.