Movement and Fitness Drill 3 /

This Referee movement and fitness drill is designed to engage the Referee in some more rigorous movement activities in order to benefit their fitness levels. The distances, times, and recoveries are specific to the nature of refereeing, although they can be adjusted to suit the individual.

• 5m forward run @ 70%
• 5m backward run @ 70%
• 20m run, pivoting at the 10m mark (i.e.: turn around an face an imaginary ruck)
• Hold the line (mimicking holding the defensive line) and take a few steps forward (as though the ball has been played)
• Turn a sprint 30m @ 100% (as though chasing a break that has been made)
• Jog return
  

The purpose of this drill is to visualise the ruck at the 10m mark of step three, where the participant will pivot and turn into t backwards run and set their 10m, mimicking a change of possession, and then chasing down a break in play.
Total distance = 110m
Duration Options:

• Continuous run, complete as much as possible in 1 minute, with 1 minute recovery, x 6