X-up to tuck jumps
Use this exercise to improve your footwork on the pitch, says strength and conditioning coach, Duncan French

Leave your opponent on their backside with the x-up to tuck jumps from Dr Duncan French.
You will need:
No equipment needed
Muscles worked:
Glutes
Hamstrings
Calves
Achilles tendon
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What to do:
4 sets per session
Perform for 3 minutes (with intervials)
3 times per week
Also see:
Newcastle United: Improve your speed of foot
Newcastle United: hop and hold
Newcastle United: dot drills
Newcastle United: lateral bound

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