1-2 Spin to Next Group

Short, Sharp Sprinting Soccer Drill 

A progression from 1-2 spin and the focus remains on turning, accelerating and decelerating. The movement undertaken is similar to that of a shuttle run but because there is a ball involved the player does not realise how hard they are working.

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 reciever. Distance between the groups 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. The exactly the same organisation is adopted by a second group behind . All the non-running players of both groups should be facing into the set-up and in the direction the pass will go.

passes to , then plays the ball to . Once the ball is passed to , turns and sprints to the group behind them as this happens , from the other group will complete the same process, so that they end up in front of and . and then receive the pass from their new group before turning and sprinting to their original group. This is continued until the desired time or repetitions are completed.

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 the two groups
Number of passes or time duration of exercise