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Cool Down Fun for Under 9's

I'm looking for some ideas of how to keep the cool down fun for an Under 9's session, which have been quite intense with the introduction of contact for the first time?

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Sportplan TeamAdministrator, United Kingdom

Hi Hazel,

Tag rugby is a great way of putting all the new skills into practice, in a fun and relaxed way.

We have 5 free tag rugby sessions you can view and download on this page: Tag rugby sessions

Hope these will help you - they also give a good indication of the benefit of full subscription to Sportplan (weekly plans just like these ones!)

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