1-2 Spin

Short, Sharp Sprinting Drill 

The focus is placed on turning, accelerating and decelerating. Similar to the movement undertaken in shuttle running but because a ball is involved the player does not realise the fact they are working so hard.

Required Equipment
1 for every 3 players	None	Enough to mark out the grid	None
Area		Additional Equipment
	At least 5 yards between passers and the receiver. Distance of receiver from cone is dependant on the intensity.		None
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Key Factors
Get in Line Quality of Pass; accuracy, weight & height Low Centre of Gravity Acceleration
Starting Position
stands opposite and . begins with the ball.

passes to , then plays the ball to . Once the ball is passed to , turns and sprints to the cone placed behind them and back to their starting position. As they return to that position passes the ball for them to pass off to again. They then proceed to turn and sprint again.

Each turn should be as quick as possible and they should stay as low as possible. Coaches should not allow the quality of pass to decrease as the players’ begin to fatigue.

Factors that affect the intensity:
Distance between ’s starting position and cone behind them,
Number of passes or time duration of exercise.