Speed & Agility

Finishing Reaction Sprint Pairs

Sharpen reaction speed off a cue

Speed & Agility

Football Fitness

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Finishing Reaction Sprint Pairs is a 12-minute speed & agility drill for 2-20 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need cones, balls. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Speed & Agility

Football Fitness

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Technical Practice

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Minimal Equipment

Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Finishing

Duration

12 min

Players

2-20

Pitch size

26 x 14 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Finishing Reaction Sprint Pairs — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 26 x 14 yards

Step 1 of 5Coach cue releases one player to sprint and the other to chase.

1. Coach cue releases one player to sprint and the other to chase.
2. The winner takes a touch and finishes at the target.
3. Alternate who starts as the chaser.
4. Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5. Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach serving, S = second server
Ball
Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Keeper distributes back to the server
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

-Sharpen reaction speed off a cue
-Develop the first three steps
-Add a football action after the sprint

Setup

1Pairs facing each other over a start line with a target 15 yards away in a 26 x 14 yards area.
2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
3Balls on the target line.

Coaching instructions

1Coach cue releases one player to sprint and the other to chase.
2The winner takes a touch and finishes at the target.
3Alternate who starts as the chaser.
4Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.