Designed to work your players hard - working on their cardiovascular endurance and their plyometric strength
Heel Flicks: Kick your heels up to your bum. Moving at 60% pace.
Side-steps: Face the base line from where you started. Players should side-step across, making sure they do not let their feet touch. Moving at 50% pace.
Star Jumps: Explosive jumps, with wide arms and legs.
Raised Knees: Jog across diagonally, raising knees to a 90 degree angle (can hold out hands to provide a target height). Moving at 60% pace.
Side-steps: Same again, this time facing the other direction. Moving at 50% pace.
Power Jumps: Starting from a crouched position players must jump up, with arms raised above their head.
Twisties: Rotate upper body from one side to the other with your arms while running diagonally across the area. Moving at 40% pace.
Sprint back: Players run back to the start line at 100% speed.
Players wait until the person in front of them has reached the first cone before setting off.
Players continue to work like this for 10 minutes. Depending on the age and fitness levels of your players you might like to extend this time.
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