
Yellow pattern Up 3 Pull right Diagonal left Repeat grey zig zag 5 counts in each direction Red Up 5 counts double pull right Repeat Blue Up 5 counts back 2 pulls
Call out the commands and walk them through each of the patterns. Do each pattern twice for 25 yds.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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