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Interval Runs — 200m Repeats

Six sets of 200m at 80 percent effort with 90-second recovery between each

Theme

Physical

Duration

20 min

Players (min–rec–max)

22–22–22

Equipment

cones, stopwatches

Set-up

Six sets of 200m at 80 percent effort with 90-second recovery between each. Not a sprint, not a jog — controlled pace, building aerobic capacity without destroying legs ahead of the PM session.

Coaching points

  • Maintain consistent pace across all six runs — not a flier on run one
  • Arms drive the legs; don't let your form collapse in the final 50m
  • Recovery walk, don't sit — keep the heart rate ticking over

Progressions

  • Reduce recovery to 60 seconds for the final two reps
  • Progress to 400m repeats later in the week as base builds