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Tennis: Jump high and low

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Player jumps forward on both legs over the obstacles. Player jumps low over the hurdles and high over the cones

COACHING POINTS

In this drill player works on coordination and legs explosiveness. Changing height of the jumps helps players to develop athletic abilities e.g reaction, power.

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