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Form a 1v1 scrum and hold for 20 seconds.

Taking it in turns, one of the players must shout break and then both players sprint laterally, racing their partner to the finish line.

COACHING POINTS

Look for quick disengaging from the scrum and good reaction times to the shout.

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Fast Footwork | Agility & Running Skills

Fast Footwork:

  • Setup as shown.
  • 2 groups with one ball per group.

    • The first players in each group sprint to the second blue cone then quickly back step to the first. Then they sprint to the third, back step to the second,, then sprint to the fourth where they side step to the next cone. At that cone, they sprint forwards to the next cone then side step to the last cone which they turn around and sprint back to the start and pass the ball to the next player.

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    Forward sprints / Backward sprints. | Agility & Running Skills

    Forward sprints / Backward sprints.:

  • Set-up drill area as shown.
  • Players line up at the start.
  • All players run forward 20 meters (2 sets of cones) in a tight straight line.
  • Players then run backwards 10 meter (1 set of cones).
  • The players, then run on 20 meter (2 sets of cones), and the drill continues until they reach the end of the cones.
  • Players then sprint back to the start.

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    Leave No Man Behind | Warm Up

    Leave No Man Behind:

    • Players start in the bottom right corner and on the command sprint as a group before doing 5 press ups.
    • They advance as a defensive line, moving as fast as the slowest player.
    • They never leave a player behind.
    • They then side step (push as a defensive line) left to the next set of cones to do 5 sit ups before sprinting to do press ups. The group follow this routine until the end before the next group go.

    Warm Up
    Agility Slalom - Race | Agility & Running Skills

    Agility Slalom - Race:

    Start with 2 players on the centre cone, each with a ball, and facing each other.

    1. On the shout "GO", they both run backwards to the first cone
    2. They then side step up the grid to the second cone
    3. Next players run through the slalom cones back to the start where the ball is passed to the next players
    4. Next players can only go when each player has received a ball (to ensure each race is fair).

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