Many footballers train hard but unknowingly make sprinting mistakes that slow them down. Here are the top errors I see as a sprint coach, and how to fix them.

Meet Josh, a 17-year-old winger from Leith, Edinburgh. After just 6 weeks of working together, he cut 0.2 seconds off his 20m sprint and is now trialing with pro academies.

Football isn’t played in straight lines, it’s explosive, reactive, and split-second. Your first step is everything. Here’s how to improve first-step quickness, a focus point in our Edinburgh sprint coaching sessions.

Want to leave defenders behind? Sprint speed is a game changer in modern football. Whether you’re a winger, striker, or full-back, speed separates good players from great ones. Here are five football-specific sprint drills I use as an Edinburgh sprint coach to get players game day fast.