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Agility: Quick Foot Diagonal Jumps.

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  • Helps directional changes, both lateral and forwards while, making the muscles fire faster.

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  • Arms dictate speed.
  • Stay relaxed.
  • Stay up on toes / ball of your feet.
  • Perfect the technique then speed it up.

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    React to coach. | Ladders

    React to coach.:

  • This can be used for many sports.
  • The reaction can be to hand signals, voice commands, sounds (clapping) etc; depending on the sport.

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    Lateral high knees. | Ladders

    Lateral high knees.:

  • Good exercise for increasing lateral speed.
  • Body inline with slight lean.
  • Keep head up.
  • Stay on toes.
  • Drive elbows back to help bring the knees through.

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    Fast Hip Rotations | Ladders

    Fast Hip Rotations:

  • Good exercise for hip rotation and foot speed.

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    Lateral -forward sprints. | Ladders

    Lateral -forward sprints.:

  • Carry out lateral sprints along the ladder.
  • React to the coaches signal and sprint forward form the ladder.
  • The signal given by the coach can be of any type depending on the sport.

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