HANSI FLICK,SPEED

1. 📝 Exercise description

Exercise of specific speed physical work, which integrates an offensive and defensive technical-tactical action at the end of the effort. It trains explosiveness, quick decision making and the ability to execute under pressure after sprinting.

2. 🧩 Organization and Development

• The desired running distance for the speed stimulus is defined (20-30 meters, depending on the objective).

• At the end of the course, there are two small goals, one on each profile.

• At the coachs signal, two players start simultaneously:

  • One acts as an attacker and decides on the run to which goal to finish with a shot.

  • The other performs the defensive action, seeking to intercept or block the shot.

• The role of the players is rotated after each repetition.

4. 🎯 Tips or main features

• Emphasize maximum intensity in the output and reaction to stimulus.

• Offensively: quick decision and clean execution.

• Defensively: effective closing trajectory and anticipation.

• Excellent for integrating speed of execution with cognitive-technical component, under time and space pressure.

3. 🔄 Variants

• Reverse starting roles (defender starts at a slight disadvantage).

• Modify the type of completion (pre-driving, oriented control...).

• Introduce visual or auditory stimulus to decide the goal of completion.

• Add a third player as a pre-pass to simulate decision making on the move.