Centre Circle Sprinting
Sprinting Soccer Drill
Warm up without a ball to get the player’s used to changing their pace of running.
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Players stand around the outside of the centre circle. |
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All players start in a line around the centre circle. They begin to slowly run around it, all in the same direction. Once they reach the marker they must undergo a change of pace. They continue at this speed until they have reached the starting position or the marker again (coaches’ decision how far they run – obviously the longer the run the harder they will work). Once they have reached the desired point they slow back down to their original speed once again. They then continue at that speed until they reach the marker again. Gradually increase the intensity (speed or distance) of the sprint each time.
Player’s can be placed in order to begin, with the fastest to the slowest in descending order so that no overtaking occurs or varied to encourage overtaking and therefore greater motivation for the people in front.