18/06/2026
Students put theory into practice during Phil Campbell's "A Practical Approach to Speed & Agility for Games Based Players" session at our recent undergraduate student conference, bridging the science of how athletes accelerate, reach max velocity, and change direction with real-world coaching and training practice.
From breaking down speed into acceleration and maximum velocity, to understanding agility as the marriage of perception, decision-making and change-of-direction speed, students explored how to take these principles and apply them on the pitch.
Through sprint and COD mechanics, 1v1 contests and small-sided games, the session gave students a hands-on grounding in how to develop and coach speed and agility in games-based athletes.
📩 Interested in joining a programme where learning looks like this? Applications are open for our June S&C intake — www.setantacollege.com
