DRILL TYPE: Circuits FOCUS: Movement EQUIPMENT: (20) Cones ( 5 red, 7 orange, 6 yellow, 1 green, 1 blue) (2) Ladders (12) Hurdles (12) Throw Down Arrows SETUP: See Diagram MISSION: Have the players line in a single file line behind the baseline at the alley. Players will run through the course and do the following skills. One at a time each player will: Run through the ladder, jump over the hurdles one at a time. Run around the cone and shuffle around the cones. Circle the cones and lung and touch a cone. Hop through the hurdles and run around the cones. Weave through the cones and run around the cone. Hop on one foot through the ladder. Side step through the hurdles.
Coordination Agility Balance Speed
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