Speed Training for Kids (Download)
This age-appropriate online course offers practical exercises, playful drills, and professional guidance – for more speed, agility, and self-confidence.
Product information "Speed Training for Kids (Download)"
- Length49 Min.
- Content6 Modules in 1 Video
- Age groupU10-U13
The Speed Training Program for Kids aged 9 to 12
Soccer has changed rapidly – the pace of the game has increased significantly. Players need to think faster, act quicker, and make decisions that can change the course of the game. Quick transitions from defense to attack demand fast reactions and speed of action.
The age of 9 to 12 years is considered the golden learning age for developing running coordination, speed, and agility. In this phase, motor skills can be developed particularly effectively and sustainably.
This online course provides you with practical tools and valuable insights to help young players unlock their speed potential, build self-confidence, and become better athletes with joy.
Kids are not small adults. They need age-appropriate training that creates a solid foundation to unlock their full potential!
The Golden Age
This course is specifically designed for kids aged 9 to 12 – the ideal age to develop speed, agility, coordination, and explosive movements in a targeted way.
Together with Coach Carsten and the U13 team of IFK Göteborg, you’ll learn skills such as quick starts, changes of direction, and multidirectional movements – with fun and effectiveness.
- 49 minutes of video material, divided into a playful warm-up and 5 training modules
- Warm-up: Golden 8, line hopping, feints, and number games
- Complete training session in 5 modules: exercises with coordination ladder, hurdles, rings, and fun competitions
This course is practice-oriented – perfect for coaches who want to get started right away!
Unlocking Potential: A Progressive Approach to Speed Training for Kids
Training children requires a special approach. Their bodies are in a crucial stage of development, so the training must be age-appropriate, motivating, and progressively structured.
The development of speed is a process – tailored to physical and neurological growth. Speed is not an innate talent, but a skill that can be learned and improved.
The Author
Carsten Effertz
Carsten is the founder and CEO of the Tanner Speed Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden. He specializes in speed coaching – both in running speed and cognitive speed.
As one of the most renowned speed coaches in team sports in Europe, Carsten holds a degree in sports science and has completed numerous advanced trainings in strength and athletic training to always stay up to date with the latest scientific knowledge.
He has worked as a coach in both professional and youth soccer – including in Sweden and Germany. His clients include athletes and teams from IFK Göteborg, TSG Hoffenheim, Hannover 96, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, BK Häcken, Östersund FK, Fortuna Sittard, Juventus Turin, Hellas Verona, FC Copenhagen, the Swedish futsal national team, and the FIFA referees association.
Currently, Carsten is working as a speed and athletic coaching consultant for the IFK Göteborg academy, among others.
In addition, he leads advanced training courses and workshops for coaches and players and regularly gives lectures at international coaching congresses as well as coaching license courses – including for associations such as the BDFL (Germany), ÖFB, NÖFV, SFV, KFV (Austria), NZS (Slovenia), FLF (Luxembourg), AFC (Asian Football Confederation), GFF and VFF (Sweden).
