Category: Conditioning
Type: Drill
THROUGH YOUR LEGS FITNESS
Everyone on your team should find a partner. Once everyone has a partner and a ball between the two of them, they should create one long line (you can use the end line, midfield line or sideline to help). One player stands along the line with the ball and the other player jumps out two yards ahead of their partner. Now the
two partners should be face to face approximately 2 yards apart. Your team should now be in two parallel lines across the field. The partner without the ball should open his/her legs just wide enough for a ball to be passed through. The other partner, with the ball, should pass the ball through his/her partners legs. The open-legged partner should turn and chase down the passed ball.When they get to it they should use either their inside, outside or soul of the foot to turn the ball.Once turned they take one dribble and then pass it
back to their partner.They sprint back to their original position and open their legs back up for another pass.They chase that ball down, turn, pass it back and repeat drill for 30 seconds. Once the 30 seconds is up and the first player has done his/her running, he/she becomes the passer and the other player begins the fitness part.
What to look for Coaches:This drill is a great way to get fitness done as well as increasing the athletes ability to turn the ball properly.Towards the end of the time period, the athlete also must manage his/her
fatigue,and concentrate enough to make proper turns.Older athletes 14 and up may be able to go as long as 45 seconds or even 1 minute. As the coach, you can watch your athletes and decide how long they can and
should go for.Superior athletes, varsity level, college and professional may do up to ten reps each of this drill.You can vary the passing and chasing to tossing the ball over their shoulders and having them chase it
down that way.Younger athletes really shouldn’t exceed 5 reps each and would probably benefit from 3 to 4.
Submitted by: Coach Clay
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