This drill is a circuit that will test speed. skill and endurance.
The first drill dribbling through the cones turning and coming back. All of this will be done at pace.
The second is a straight sprint over 40 metres.
The third is a sprint with a ball over 40 metres to a set of cones stop the ball and sprint back. 5 touches of the ball on the way out and way back.
The forth is an agility drill.
Player must lie down on their front to start. When the coach shouts go they must sprint ot first cone, zig zag back through the next set of cones, turn and sprint up to next cone, turn again to second set of zig zag cones and then turn for the the final sprint.
The 5th drill is purely endurance. It is a 6 minute jog between cones spread 50 metres apart.
At the start and end of this session a warm up and a warm down wil be completed. The players will be asked to complete this themselves picking a strech or warm up and then asking another team mate to pick the next stretch.
This session is all about fitness and getting back to playing.
It is tough so lots of encouragement from coaches is key to getting buy in.
The tmes for each drill could be recorded and this circuit could be completed in the last week of pre season to gauge improvemens. Players should be told that their times are being recorded so they can try and beat it in the second attempt.
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