• Two players line up at each goal post, and two players line up at the corners of the penalty box, behind a small hurdle facing the goal
• Players at the posts simultaneously sprint diagonally to the hurdles and tag the other players
• Tagged players perform a double-leg hop over the hurdles, at which time a coach rolls a ball towards the goal
• Tagged players sprint and compete for the ball
• Player who gets the ball first becomes the attacker and tries to score, while the other defends

REPS: 8
REST: Full recovery
BENEFITS: Multifaceted: the players at the goal get a speed workout; those who start behind the hurdles simultaneously work speed, agility and soccer skills. Barrieu says, "We are training two very important things here: speed of action and speed of reaction. The speed of action happens when you jump over the hurdle. You don't want to jump too high and waste time in the air. Speed of reaction is worked when you land in the right position and have to run in a direction depending on where the coach has rolled the ball."

Coaching Point: The players who start at the posts immediately line up behind the hurdles to perform the soccer action portion of the drill before resting. The cycle makes one repetition.