Football Conditioning Drills
One of the best ways of making sure your players are at their best is to run a series of football conditioning drills at your practices. It is essential that the football conditioning drills you choose to employ combine both strength and endurance building tactics in order to maximize their efficiency.
The first of the football conditioning drills can be done every practice, if desired. Place 4 cones 10 yards apart in a square shape. The players run the perimeter of the square one-by-one, starting with a light jog to the first corner, running backwards to the second corner, running with knees up as high as possible to the third cone and rounding out the drill with a full sprint. Make sure each player completes the square at least 3 times for the full effect.
The next football conditioning drill that must be added to your repertoire is a variation on the traditional wind sprint that is most effective when ran once or twice a week. Divide your team into two groups. Group one lines up side-by-side at one goal line while group two lines up behind them. Have at least one coach standing 40 yards away who blows a whistle to begin the drill. The first group sprints 40 yards, then rests while the second group completes the sprint. Group one sprints back to the goal line while group two is given a chance to catch their breath. The 40 yard sprint is completed a total of 6 times then the coach backs up 20 yards and the sprint become a 60 yard one. Have your groups alternating this sprint 4 times, followed by 2 sets of 80 yards sprints and 1 final 100 yard sprint.
