
1st lap - 1st side -Sprint for red A cone to B cone, jog to E cone and turn the corner. 2nd side- Sprint from red E Cone to C cone and jog back to red A cone and turn the corner. Lap 2 1st side- Sprint from red A cone to cone D, jog to E cone. 2nd side- Sprint from red E cone to red A cone. Lap 3 1st side- Walk from red A cone around red E cone and back down to red A cone. (recovery lap) Lap 4 Repeat lap 1 Lap 5 Repat lap 2 Lap 6 Repeat lap 3 (recovery) Rest 3 mins Repeat all laps a 2nd time
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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