Description
On hearing your whistle players sprint as fast as they can to the first cone, tap back the ball to quickly change direction and to run back to the touchline.
Repeat to the next cone
Repeat to the third cone
Rest one minute (or until all the players are back). IF some players are faster, get them to start early
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
Pre-season is your one window to build a real engine. This July, ditch the endless laps and learn how to condition your players with a ball at their feet.
A clear game model turns a squad into a team. Use pre-season to decide who you want to be, then train it every single week so your side is recognisable from the first whistle.
Roughly a fifth of Premier League goals come from set pieces, and the gap between teams who plan their routines and teams who do not has never been wider. Here is how the modern set-piece specialists design attacking corners, free kicks, and throw-ins - and how you can apply their ideas at any level.