Reaction, Quickness and Footwork

Young athletes who want to be quicker off the mark and sharper in tight spaces, and the parents and coaches supporting them.

51 detailed content cards across 14 chapters, a numbered contents page, a Your Top Tips summary, and a closing message. Covers understanding reaction and quickness, how reaction works, reaction time and response time, reading and anticipation, first-step quickness, starting and exploding, footwork fundamentals, fast feet and coordination, small-space movement, reaction and quickness drills, common faults, structuring your training, reaction and quickness for your sport, and bringing it all together.

A young athlete who understands how reaction works and how anticipation shortens it, reads the game earlier, explodes off the first step, moves with sound footwork and coordination in small spaces, and trains quickness in a way that transfers to their sport.

The reaction and quickness guide in the Sports Progression Hub speed and agility range, sitting alongside Built for Speed, Sharp Turns, The Explosive Athlete and Train Fast, Train Smart. Produced in the Sports Progression Hub house style and ready to use straight away.