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5 Cone Square Drill incorporating Fitness, Agility, Speed and catching.

 

Suited to individual or pair work.

COACHING POINTS

  1. Player runs into the square upon completing a ladder/hurdle skill to cone A.
  2. Trainer then hits a line drive to the player at Cone A.
  3. Player then runs around cone B and returns to Cone A for a catch. 
  4. Player then runs around cone C and returns to cone A for a catch.
  5. Player then runs around cone D and returns to cone A for a catch.
  6. Player then finally runs around cone E and returns back to cone A for the last catch. 
  7. Once all catches have been completed, the player exits the square via the ladder/hurdle.

This drill is meant to encourage fast feet, agility and good reactions. 

Other variations include:

  1. Using different colours for the cones with the coach/trainer nominating which cone the fielder needs to run around
  2. Assigning numbers to the cones with the coach/trainer nominating which cone to run around
  3. Combining colours of cones/numbered cones/alphabetical orders for nominations to test the players awareness and reactions.
  4. This drill can be done for time 

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