Activity 6 Do agility drills Background information
Learner’s Book page 16
The purpose of this activity is for learners to perform agility drills in the fastest time possible, ensuring correct technique throughout the drill.
Guidelines to implement this activity • Be sure to warm up before the drill and cool down afterwards. • Set up the field for agility drills. This can be performed while learners are warming
up. Selected learners that may be injured and are unable to participate in the lesson can assist you with the field set-up (depending on the injury).
• As learners might not be familiar with agility drills, let them first practise at their own pace, and then pick up the pace, using a whistle.
• Plan at least three agility drills. Depending on the size of the class, drills can be repeated. Learners must record their times for each drill. Drills could include: T-drill: Set out four cones as illustrated in the Learner’s Book on page 15. The learners each start at cone A. On the command, the learners sprint to cone B and touch the base of the cone with their right hand. They then turn left and side-step (shuffle) to cone C, and also touch its base, this time with their left hand. They then side-step to the right to cone D and touch the base with their right hand. They then shuffle back to cone B, touch it with the left hand, and run backwards to cone A. Quadrant jump test: A quadrant is marked out on the floor, as illustrated in the Learner’s Book page 15. Mark the starting line and the number of each quadrant. The learner must stand with both feet together at the starting line. On the command “go”, they jump forward across the line into the first quadrant, then in sequence successively into quadrants 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, etc. This pattern should be continued as rapidly as possible for 10 seconds. Illinois test: The length of the course is 10 m and the width (distance between the start and finish points) is 5 m. Four cones are used to mark the start, finish and the two turning points. Another four cones are placed down the centre, an equal distance apart. Each cone in the centre is spaced ± 3,3 m apart. Learners should lie on their stomachs (head towards the start line) and hands by their shoulders. On the “go” command, the learners get up as quickly as possible and run around the course in the direction indicated (see Learner’ Book page 16), without knocking the cones over, to the finish line.
• Explain and have a learner demonstrate each drill to the class. Emphasise the correct technique.
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