SAQ Warm-Up | The 4-Corner Drill That Builds Reaction Speed

Overview

• Works for everyone from older elementary players up to adults
• Lets you read each player’s reaction speed
• Runs with the whole group at once
• Builds agility that carries over to any sport

Objectives

• Explosiveness: sharpen quick reactions and sudden acceleration
• Agility: get players changing direction fast and clean
• Focus: train them to pick up your cues and react right away
• Warm-up: get bodies warm while firing up the nervous system

Setup

Four players start on the corners of a square, then sprint to the middle, change direction, and get back on your call — over and over.

１）Put one player on each corner of the square (30m x 30m grid).

２）On your whistle, everyone sprints to the middle at the same time.

３）Once they reach the center, call out “clockwise” or “counter-clockwise.”

４）They react and shuffle or sprint around the outside of the grid.

５）Blow the whistle again and everyone races back to their own starting corner.

６）Run it for a few sets.