Physical
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