Race between partners with the aim of improving SAQ. Start in front of ladder, on 'go' run through the ladder, around the red cone, over the 3 hurdles, around the blue cones, then sprint through to white cone to finish Swap sides each go
Vary what the players are doing through the ladders - start with one foot in each space, then two, then 1 in 1 out etc Vary what players are doing over hurdles - single leg hops, two footed jumps etc Make sure they are shortening their stride when they go to change direction at red/blue cones - encourage them to accelerate away from cones
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