Speed and cognitive activation – 8 cones
- 8 cones (4 orange, 4 yellow)
- 2 markers
- Playing area : 15x10
- Players: 18
- Duration:15
- Series:3 series of 4 minutes with 1 minute of passive recovery
Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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How to train sprinting at speed with cognitive activation |
Vestibular information, Dribbling at speed |
- The players sprint and run around the cones in the sequence indicated by the coach
- At the end of the sequence the players sprint to the arrival marker and jog back to the starting point.
Example
- The coach indicates the sequence to be followed: ORANGE-YELLOW-YELLOW-ORANGE (as in the figure)
- The player sprints and turns around the cones as indicated
- The player ends the exercise arriving at the finishing marker
- Alternate colours and coordinates (RIGHT-LEFT)
- Enlarge the size of the playing area
- Ask for different speeds between the cones
- Introduce the ball so the player mst dribble at speed
- Coach can call out also the direction the player must go around the cone clockwise or anti-clockwise
- The exercise must be performed at maximum speed
- Remind the players to use short steps when turning around the cones