Sick of that guy not tracking back?

Annoyed because there’s no-one supporting you as you go towards goal against two defenders?

Too tired to get that shot off in the last ten minutes?

One of the main reason so many five-a-side players and teams fail to play to the level they are capable of is because of the fitness demands of the game.

You might be a top player in the first 10-15 minutes but as the game goes on you have those players who stop defending, stop supporting a run and can’t quite make that pass they could in the earlier minutes.

With the constant short sprints and changes of direction it’s no wonder people find it hard to maintain their skill.

Fortunately, we have provided you with a fitness drill below which takes around 10 minutes to complete.

THE FIVE-A-SIDE FITNESS RUN

It can be done with a stopwatch and a couple of reference points of where to start and stop.

This works a treat for players of all levels and does wonders for your 5-a-side- fitness.

All you have to do is follow the instructions and run as fast as you can on every rep.

Perform it 1-2x per week for 6 to 8 weeks.

We would recommend performing a 5-10 minutes warm up prior to the drill just to be sure you don’t end up the fittest guy in the physio’s room.

Each week you will see yourself getting more runs in over the same space of time.

Be ‘that guy’ who everyone wants in their team!

For more running drills like this and the why, when and how of building season long fitness this year check out our 6-Week Pre-Season E-book.