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Handball Fitness tests: Illinois or semo agility test?

Handball Fitness tests: Illinois or semo agility test?

Would you recommend the illinois or semo agility test for a european handball athlete?

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Ian MarshCoach, England

Yes definitely, both are good agility and fitness tests, designed to include changes in direction at speed - something which ocurrs a lot in team sports (including netball, volleyball, football etc).

Sportplan TeamAdministrator, United Kingdom

Hello Jemma, we have both these fitness tests under out "Agility" sport (ideal for warm up and cool down ideas). You can use the search bar to find these drills - this should be at the top of the page - this will find you drills, answered coach's questions and lesson plans.

Here are the direct links if you want to open these two drills from this page:

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