31/07/2026
SPEED WINS MATCHES. ⚡️
This is why we test.
Pip completed her first round of fitness testing at the start of our Women’s First Team trials on 25th June, including her sprint and jump assessments.
After just 4 weeks of consistent football training alongside weekly Strength & Conditioning sessions, she was retested on 23rd July.
The result?
⚡ 10–30m Sprint: 3.16s ➡️ 3.03s
📈 0.13 seconds faster
🏃 Average speed increased from 14.15mph to 14.80mph
A combination of Plyometrics, Power and Strength Exercises and simply sprinting at Max Speed consistently is why you get this positive change.
Unfortunately, Pip wasn’t able to complete the jump testing during the second assessment, so we can’t compare those results just yet. It’ll be really interesting to see how much they’ve improved when we retest at the end of August.
People often underestimate what a small improvement means. In football, a fraction of a second can be the difference between getting to the ball first, making a save, or conceding a goal.
For a goalkeeper, this means one thing…
🧤 Pip is already quicker off her line than she was a month ago.
If every player in the squad can make similar gains over the course of the season, those small improvements soon become a big advantage on the pitch.
This is why we invest in testing. Measure. Train. Retest. Improve. 💙🖤
