top gear is a game getting students to warm up coach sets out a large square, once done the coach shouts out the numbers of a gear 1-4 each number matches to a different speed. for example 1= walking pace, 2= jogging, 3= a different way to get around, 4 = sprinting round. students must stay within the coned area.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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