Warm Up / Feet Movement Players start on yellow cones happy feet on whistle sprint to red Happy feet on whistle side along red Happy feet whistle sprint to blue Happy feet - whistle jog out to white Second wave start when first group on second sprint
Principle Skills: short feet at start and end change up by directing forward back, side to side
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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