Faster sprint in soccer.. same training as 40yd?

[A_Munk3y]

Well, i am already pretty fast, but i want to get faster for soccer. (yes, soccer :/)
Anyways, i just want to know if training for the 40 would help me get faster for soccer without affecting my quickness (on the ball)
It's probably a stupid question, but better safe than sorry.
Thanks

[it.hunk]

Well, i am already pretty fast, but i want to get faster for soccer. (yes, soccer :/)
Anyways, i just want to know if training for the 40 would help me get faster for soccer without affecting my quickness (on the ball)
It's probably a stupid question, but better safe than sorry.
Thanks

definitely...but i think skills matter much much more in soccer...unless u are cristano ronaldo with super speed and super skill

[snowysnowcones]

I don't think training for 40s would help you get faster, since soccer is a lot about endurance rather than short bursts of pure speed. If you train for 40s, you're probably going to lose some endurance. Tough to have both slow and fast twitch. What I think would help you is if you learned how to sprint properly. You must run relaxed, run on your toes. Don't neglect the arms.

[A_Munk3y]

definitely...but i think skills matter much much more in soccer...unless u are cristano ronaldo with super speed and super skill
that is true. But i am a forward and i have a lot of deep kicks coming over the defense that i have to get to before the defenders. That is where i need more speed :)
I will never be as skilled as ronaldo lol so i want to focus more on my speed

I don't think training for 40s would help you get faster, since soccer is a lot about endurance rather than short bursts of pure speed. If you train for 40s, you're probably going to lose some endurance. Tough to have both slow and fast twitch. What I think would help you is if you learned how to sprint properly. You must run relaxed, run on your toes. Don't neglect the arms.

Damn, so i should not really try to train my sprint and just try to get better form?
How come so professional soccer players are extremely fast, but still have endurance? Is it just genetics?

[MiKey4]

Are you talking about speed on the ball or off? For off the ball I think 40m is a good emulation of what you are hoping to do, but not the best- 1 second of anticipation could give you a 10m advantage over a defender which will take years to achieve by being slow off the mark and simply trying to outpace someone.

Best work with your team to get behind the defence rather than tell them to hit it and hope that you will catch up- route 1 only ever works when the defender makes an error (asleep, fails to control, or some left back plays you onside). I think these are your competitive advantages to focus on, not absolute speed.

[A_Munk3y]

Are you talking about speed on the ball or off? For off the ball I think 40m is a good emulation of what you are hoping to do, but not the best- 1 second of anticipation could give you a 10m advantage over a defender which will take years to achieve by being slow off the mark and simply trying to outpace someone.

Best work with your team to get behind the defence rather than tell them to hit it and hope that you will catch up- route 1 only ever works when the defender makes an error (asleep, fails to control, or some left back plays you onside). I think these are your competitive advantages to focus on, not absolute speed.

Yea, i was talking about off the ball speed. Like you said, having good anticipation would give me that extra 10 m, but even then, if i have more speed, that gives me a much more open opportunity than having someone right on my ass.

As for working with my team to get behind the defense, then yes, i agree that it is more advantageous to work it up as a team. But in some situations, plays like the one i mentioned happen and that is what i am trying to get speed for.