the football pitch. Specialist sprint and speed coaching for Edinburgh footballers — from youth players to senior amateurs and semi-professionals. Based at Meadowbank Sports Centre, coached by a 4× British Champion.
First-step quickness
The first 3–5 metres decides most football duels. Explosive first-step acceleration — not top speed — is what lets you beat a defender, close down a midfielder, or win a loose ball first.
Technique is everything
Most footballers run with inefficient mechanics — wasted energy, reduced stride efficiency, slower acceleration. Sprint coaching fixes the technical causes of slow running that fitness training can't touch.
Measurable in weeks
Speed improvements in football are measurable within 4–6 weeks of consistent coaching. We time every athlete so you know exactly how much faster you've become — in seconds, not feelings.
Acceleration & first-step speed
The most important speed quality in football. We train the first 0–10 metres with specific drills targeting explosive power, body angle, and drive phase mechanics.
- ✓Standing start acceleration
- ✓Reactive first-step from game positions
- ✓Drive phase mechanics and body lean
- ✓Hip extension and ground contact time
Sprint technique development
Correct sprint mechanics — arm drive, foot strike, posture, stride pattern — that make every metre of running more efficient and every sprint faster.
- ✓Arm mechanics and upper body efficiency
- ✓Foot strike pattern and ground contact
- ✓Stride length and frequency optimisation
- ✓Video feedback every session
Change of direction speed
Football speed isn't linear. We train cutting, turning, and reactive directional change to make you quicker to react and faster to accelerate in any direction.
- ✓Deceleration and re-acceleration mechanics
- ✓Cutting technique and body angles
- ✓Reactive agility drills
- ✓Transition speed from static positions
Speed endurance for football
Being fast in the first minute is easy. Being fast in the 85th minute is a skill. We build the specific energy systems that maintain your sprint quality throughout a full 90 minutes.
- ✓Sprint-based conditioning protocols
- ✓Alactic and lactic system development
- ✓In-season speed maintenance
- ✓Pre-season speed & fitness building
Wingers & forwards
Pure acceleration to beat full-backs, top-end speed in behind, explosive first touch and sprint combinations.
Full-backs
Repeated sprint capacity, recovery runs, explosive forward drives from deep positions.
Central midfielders
Short burst acceleration to press, first-step quickness to win second balls, transition speed.
Centre-backs
Explosive recovery speed, turning and tracking ability, aerial approach speed.
Youth players
Foundational sprint mechanics built at the right age — habits that accelerate development across the whole career.
All levels
From youth academy players to senior amateurs — every level benefits from dedicated sprint coaching.
Real results from real footballers.
Sprint coaching produces measurable, objective results. We time every athlete from their first session — and track improvement in real numbers. Footballers typically see 0.1–0.3 second improvements in 20m sprint times within 6 weeks of consistent coaching. That's the difference between winning and losing the race to the ball.
Sprint coaching and speed training in Edinburgh. Based at Meadowbank Sports Centre. Coached by a 4× British Champion and GB International.
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