Opposite Corner Crumbers

Focus

Hard Running, Front & Square.

Skills

Handballing, Kick Long, Crumb.

Purpose

Players need to increase their fitness and workrate to make it the next contest without dropping off. This drill has 2 players gut running to become a front and square handball option multiple times in succession.

Players

20⁺

Ages

13⁺

Balls

Cones

Distance (max)

90m

Setup
Place 2 cones at each corner of a rectangle (90x 20m for seniors). Pick 2 players as (E) & (F) who start in the middle, other players form 2 lines at each station (A, B, C, D)
Step 1
Pair at (A) work the ball before one of them kicks down the line to a stationary player of pair (B). Meanwhile, (E) runs in same direction as (A), instructing with voice

Pair at (B) and other stations stay on the cones and do not lead towards the kicker.
Step 2
(B) marks, then plays-on and handballs to (E) who has sprinted with the flight of the ball to be in position to receive a handball. (E) then handballs to the non-marking player from (B) who cuts across the ground.

(E) runs behind, shepherding for (B)

(F) follows (E) down the ground shortly after (E) takes off
Step 3
(B) gives a long handball to (C). (F) makes position front and square to (C)
Step 4
(C) handballs to (F), (F) handballs to the other (C) who runs before steadying and kicking to (D). Meanwhile (E) follows (C), giving voice.
Step 5
(D) marks, then plays-on and handballs to (E) who handballs to the non-marking player from (D) cutting across the ground, completing the loop.
Step 6
After 2 minutes, change players (E) and (F).
Step 7
As a variation, you may have 2 defenders patrol each end the square. They can either apply implied pressure, or tackle.