22/06/2026
More laps won’t fix your fourth quarter.
If you’re a local footballer who can’t run out games, the answer usually isn’t “just get fitter.”
It’s finding where your fitness is actually breaking.
The best footballers who can run out games have what i call the magic 3:
Max velocity.
Maximal aerobic speed.
Critical speed.
Max velocity is your ceiling.
If your top speed is low, every repeat sprint costs more. You spend all your tickets early just trying to keep up, then in the last quarter it catches up to you.
Maximal aerobic speed is your engine.
It helps you cover ground, recover between efforts, and stay involved across the whole game. If this is lacking, you might have speed, but you won’t be able to use it when the game opens up late.
Critical speed is your sustainable gear.
It’s the pace you can hold under fatigue without blowing up. If this is low, you’re dipping into the red zone too early and running the petrol tank empty before the game is there to be won.
That’s why “fitness” breaks differently for every player.
Some need more top-end speed.
Some need a bigger engine.
Some need to stop living in the red zone.
Before you add more running, diagnose which part of the magic 3 is actually holding you back.
This is a core concept inside my 8 week inseason program, built to help local footballers develop 4 quarters of speed and get finals ready.
We kick off June 29.
DM me the word FINALS and I’ll send you the details.
