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Intersecting Diagonal Pairs

Focus
Fitness Conditioning.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing.
Purpose
Nice warm-up drill to ease into the session, requiring players run to receive on opposing corners of a square.
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Groups of
2
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Ages
6+
ball
Balls/grp
1
cone
Cones
4
distance
Distance (max)
m
  • Setup

    Pair-up, create a 5m square and give (B) the ball. For juniors or if new, you may want to start with cones to mark stations.
  • Step 1

    The pattern sees both players consecutively run diagonally across the square to catch a pass down-the-line from the other.
  • Step 2

    Starting with medium intensity, (A) sets-off diagonally across the square towards (3), where they will catch (B)'s pass.
  • Step 3

    (B) runs their diagonal towards (4) where they receive (A)'s pass
  • Step 4

    Work back the other way to complete the loop:-
    (A) returns to (1) and receives from (B)
    (B) returns to (2) and receives from (A)
  • Step 5

    Work for 30-45 seconds. Pause, remove cone markers if appropriate and reset, now repeat at maximum intensity for a further 30-45 seconds.
    Leap forward to catch the ball at pace
    Maintain good footwork and balance for the next throw
    With cone markers gone, players need to be honest and receive laterally
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Groups of
group
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8
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
1
Distance (max)
distance
15m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Run & Carry.
Skills
Shepherd, Crumb.
demo
play
video
Players
group
16+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1+
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square.
Skills
Handballing, Kick Long, Shepherd.
demo
play
video
Players
group
20+
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
ball
6+
Cones
cone
6
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Handballing, Crumb.
drill
Players
group
14+
Ages
profile
15 +
Balls
ball
2
Cones
cone
2
Distance (max)
distance
150m
Focus
Defensive, Hard Running, Run & Carry, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Tackle, Handball Long.
play
video
Players
group
12+
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
ball
2
Cones
cone
0
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Defensive, Contested ball, Hard Running, Decision Making, Run & Carry, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking, Gameplan/Strategy.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Handballing, Tackle, Shepherd.
play
video
Players
group
10+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
16
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Skills
Kick Short.
drill
Groups of
group
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12
Ages
profile
7 +
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
8m
Focus
Decision Making, Fun.
Skills
Handballing, Kick Short.
play
video
Players
group
10+
Ages
profile
12 +
Balls
ball
2+
Cones
cone
2
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Decision Making, Forward line delivery.
Skills
Kick Long, Crumb.
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