Use these sample soccer speed drills to improve your speed off the mark, acceleration and agility...

Speed training should not be physically exhausting...

A slow jog or walk between each sprint or drill should be long enough for full recovery. Your focus must be on quality and form.

A typical speed training session could consist of 3-5 sets of 10 repetitions in total (a repetition being a sprint or drill).

As long as you allow enough recovery period in between sets and reps the soccer speed drills can performed the day before a game. They are a nice "loosener" and help to brush up your sharpness ready for the game at hand.