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Hi, I'm a youth soccer coach so this is a bit of crossover advice but hope it helps! The following article is taken from http://www.bettersoccercoaching.com and it's about building players' stamina, speed and general fitness. Although it's aimed at soccer players, it could be useful for you.
Soccer drill to boost stamina levels
Use these soccer (football) drills for a quick way to improve the stamina levels of your team and get players fit for matches.
Stamina and sprint skills
Young teams with players who have the ability to recover quicker and consistently sprint at high speed will have the edge when your team plays a match.
Soccer (football) drills alternating jogging and sprinting If you set up a soccer drill course, as in the top one in the diagram, you can get four of your players using sprints then jogs to practise match-like situations.
Key soccer coaching drill tips
This soccer drill session improves endurance levels and mirrors the way players would compete in matches. Use the second diagram for sprint drills
Key soccer coaching tips
This soccer (football) drill is designed to get your players fit quickly. Make it more fun by getting team-mates to shout out the number of seconds the runner has to wait.
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It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.