Pro Footballer Ranks Best Training Equipment!

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Timestamps:

0:00-0:42 - Intro
0:42-1:12 - Speed Ladder
1:12-1:54 - GPS Vests
1:54-2:15 - Hurdles
2:15-2:55 - Mannequins
2:55-3:36 - Match Grade Football
3:36-3:57 - Mini Cones
3:57-4:12 - Portable Goal/Net
4:12-4:57 - Altitude Masks
4:57-5:21 - Passing Arcs
5:21-5:41 - Resistance Bands
5:41-6:29 - Rebounders
6:29-6:54 - Speed Parachute
6:54-7:26 - Finishing Net
7:26-8:13 - Elastic Belt Kick Returner
8:13-8:42 - Agility Poles
8:42-9:22 - Mini Goals
9:22-9:42 - Football Tennis Net
9:42-10:05 - Foam Roller
10:05-10:35 - Massage Guns
10:35-11:08 - Reaction Pods
11:08-11:37 - Agility Rings
11:37-12:20 - Ab Toning Belts
12:20-12:45 - Leg Compression Units
12:45-13:11 - Bungee Cords
13:11-13:32 - Full Ranked List
13:32-14:05 - Outro

About Me
Name: Matt Sheldon
Age: 28
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 170 lbs
Nationality: USA
Job: Professional Soccer Player
Current Team: FC Tulsa
Current League: USL Championship (USA 2nd Tier)
Last Team: Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Previous Teams: Waterside Karori FC, Saint Louis FC, Orange County Blues, SG Kinzenbach
Position: RB/LB/RM
College: UC Davis (D1)

[hamidbabaali]

Matt you should do a video just for fun where you do a tier list of the plays or highlights you’ve had during your years as a pro. It’ll be fun and educational as you can explain your thought processes and movements in each play and why you think each decision taken was good

[tunnelvision]

The 2 minute concept is really out the window😂😂😂 great video. I think cones deserves S teir though

[asadullahdaud]

Great tier list but personally I would’ve put cones in the S tier just because it’s so beneficial. you can do over 1000 different drills with it, instead of buying other equipment like speed ladders or passing arcs you can just use cones to implement them. Love this video btw keep up the good work 💯

[ModernPerfomanceuk]

List is pretty much spot on 👏🏾. I remember growing up we use to use jumpers for goal posts, trainers as cones and even chalk drawing goals on walls. If you are not able to even afford cones, hurdlers and so on you can still improve and train well by being creative. Great vid Mr Sheldon 💪🏾

[iannettle]

Love to hear your thoughts on
- grip socks
- compression shorts & socks
- smaller v larger shin pads

[AD-gebz]

The 6 pack device is so stupid, people nowadays will do anything to achieve their dream physique without working out

[owenkilly]

Let’s go!!! 14 minute Tuesdays go crazy

[Mario-vjdy]

Matt “Become Elite” Sheldon: “I’m a big fan of walls.”

Donald Trump: “I’m gonna come!”

[razorsharp]

Played at the club level, used a lot of training equipment in team practices. But overall I preferred a minimalistic approach to training paraphernalia. All I want is a ball, a field, and a goal. And I'll get to work.

[carljensen]

This was super helpful. I am a recreational soccer coach and my daughter plays U14. She aspires to higher levels and wants to go into club soccer next season. She and I end up doing a lot of practice in between the just two practices per week, so we try to figure out what works best, given it is just her and me. She is a striker. We are fortunate to have a nearby park with a rather large soccer goal that never gets used. One of the things that is most helpful is a net rebounder. She kicks the ball into the rebounder and I rush her as the ball is coming back to her. She has to decide how best to control the ball, get around me, and score. One of the best drills she and I do with just a ball is a two touch juggle back and forth to each other. The other "equipment" that we find most useful is to just have a bunch of soccer balls so that she can practice repeated kicks without retrieving the ball each time.

[kevinsayce]

Matt, having used all kinds of cones, I’ve found that the flat, white leather 9” ones are the best both from an organisational point and storage point as being flat and flexible means players are not impeded if they accidentally fall on them. As for poles, I’ve always put old training tops tied to the tops to replicate real players or if I haven’t poles, I’ve actually used players to act as impassive ‘defenders’ . These help players to recognise real match problems in training.
The BIG problem with cones is that most coaches use them in ‘drills’ but then don’t remove them and repeat the drill which then translates into match play.
I’ve also used tape tied to two poles when playing Head/Volley Tennis as you can adjust the height of the net

[supremepassion]

Matt, could you do a video about sand training, your experience, any researches etc.?

[PannaKing]

Matt You Are An inspiration For me, I made my Football Channel after getting Inspired by you

[Gate__]

You forgot the dumbbells!
For me the most important and also cheap is:
1)Ball
2)Cones
3) Dumbbells
4) Band
5) Foam roller ( you can use a football)

[dewainlindo]

Feels like you always drop the video I’m looking for when I need it 🤯 at 10:00 video on how you use the massage gun after training? I have one too but I never really feel like I’m using it right lol and good luck this Friday ❤️

[tfelst]

You should do one of these lists for gym equipment like barbells, dumbbells, machines etc for footballers.

[DJFaNaTiiC]

Simple cones can mimic so many things with a bit of creativity, and a foam roller is definitely enough when it comes to self-massage tools.

[radin_mammudu]

U deserve Over a million Subscribers For sure!

[Kareemdinho]

@Become Elite : The bungee attached to the ball ads a level of difficulty though. If you kick a balla against a wall, it will never come faster than you shot it... So control is easier... On the other hand with the bungee the elastic will reach its peak point, and then return with great force/speed... This will be better to control passes with great force.

[CABzAu]

Nice list. But I personally would put the ladder higher in the tier list considering what made it to the upper tiers. I found it helps a lot with mind muscle co-ordination, physical conditioning and movement essential to prepping touch, close quarter footwork and skills required to get out of tight spaces. The higher intensity you perform the drills, the better you will be. Largely beneffited my indoor game let alone outdoor where you have more space and time.