By Matthew Carroll -
Description: A take on the classic Fartlek Run players participate in a light jog and then must quickly activate their muscles and mindset into playing mode, similar to the interactions they would see on gameday.
Setup:
Players are split into 4 teams with a field size determined by the number of total players. The field is divided in half for 2 small sided fields
Execution:
The teams all jog around the perimeter of the field. The entire game should last around a total of 40 minutes so players are all jogging then every 5 minutes the coach calls out the teams that will play each other (I.e. 1v4 and 2v3) and those teams must sprint to the fields and play a small sided game for 3 minutes.
Games starts as soon as the first player is able to reach the ball. The winner of the small sided game gets a one minute juggle break, the losers immediately start the jog around the fields
Variations:
one field can be used with the games being one goal matches with the winner staying on
Games can be played w/ or w/o goalies.
By Matthew Carroll
